California Republicans ask US supreme court to block new congressional map

In an emergency filing, party asked for an injunction for new maps aimed at countering Texas’s gerrymanderThe California Republican party has asked the US supreme court to block a redistricting measure voters approved in November that would flip up to five House seats in Democrats’ favor.In an emergency filing, the party asked Justice Elena Kagan, who is assigned to the ninth circuit in a supervisory capacity to oversee emergency filings, to issue an injunction before 9 February, the beginning of California’s candidate filing period for the June 2026 primaries.This article and headline were amended on 21 January 2026. California Republicans filed the appeal to the US supreme court, not to the state supreme court as an earlier version stated.Associated Press contributed reporting Continue reading...