Key Facts

• The U.S. Supreme Court allowed California to use a new congressional map.
• The map is seen as favorable to Democrats for upcoming elections.
• No Supreme Court justices dissented from the decision.
• The court's decision denied an appeal from California Republicans and the Trump administration.
• This is part of the court's emergency docket, which often handles urgent matters quickly.
• The court also allowed Texas to use a Republican-favored map, despite concerns about racial discrimination.
• Justice Samuel Alito mentioned that both California and Texas might have planned their maps for political gain.
• The Supreme Court has ruled that political advantage alone is not grounds for a federal lawsuit.