Supreme Court Upholds California's Democratic-Favorable Map

The United States===Supreme Court of the United States has allowed United States===California to implement its new voter-approved congressional map, which is expected to favor the United States===Democratic Party (United States) in upcoming elections. This decision rejects a last-ditch appeal from the United States===California Republican Party and the Trump administration, who argued the map improperly relied on race. The new map is designed to potentially flip up to five seats currently held by the United States===California Republican Party. This ruling is part of a broader nationwide redistricting battle, which was spurred by Donald Trump, with control of Congress at stake in midterm elections. Previously, the United States===Supreme Court of the United States had allowed United States===Texas to use its Republican-friendly map despite a lower court's finding of likely racial discrimination.