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    Supreme Court Allows New California Voting Map for Midterms


    The US Supreme Court cleared California to use its new congressional map that favors Democrats during this year’s midterm election, giving the party a pathway to neutralize anticipated Republican gains in the House due to new districts in Texas.

    The justices on Wednesday denied a request from the California Republican party and the US Department of Justice to prevent the state from using its new voter-approved map on the grounds that it was racially gerrymandered and therefore illegal. California leaders have maintained that the new map was drawn purely to counteract the Republican redistricting in Texas and that race was not a factor.

    The court denied the request without explanation or any noted dissent.

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    2. Eightysixedit on

      This isn’t a surprise. They let Texas keep theirs and they are going to allow every southern state to get rid of black law makers soon.

    7. Smallpaul on

      It’s a sad state of affairs when cheating is the only way to have a fair chance at winning.

    9. bandito12452 on

      Reps from Utah are trying to sue to stop new Dem-friendly map from being implemented, but it seems like the Supreme Court won’t stop that either.

    12. Ablazoned on

      Hearing about dummymanders recently, is it possible to get a reverse dummymander in a blue wave election year? Like, in a wave year blue can win seats that were lean red. But a gerrymander that takes away 4 lean red in exchange for 2 solid red might actually lose those 2 seats?

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