Overview
- The Supreme Court this week left in place California’s voter-approved congressional map, allowing it to be used in 2026 after state Republicans sought an emergency halt.
- A December 2025 Supreme Court order allowed Texas to use its new Republican-drawn map for 2026 despite a lower-court finding of unlawful racial gerrymandering.
- In Virginia, a Tazewell County judge found the path to an April 21 redistricting referendum procedurally flawed, and Democrats’ appeal to the state Supreme Court faces tight election deadlines.
- Analysts report that expected Republican gains from mid-cycle remaps have narrowed as California’s projected Democratic pickups counterbalance Texas’s, weakening President Trump’s strategy for larger House gains.
- A pending Supreme Court decision in Louisiana v. Callais could recalibrate Voting Rights Act opportunity districts, with potential ripple effects in states such as Florida, where an April special session and a new lawsuit foreshadow further map battles.