On Wednesday, the Supreme Court turned away efforts by California Republicans to block a lower court ruling upholding the state's Proposition 50 redistricting map — at least for now.
After a three-judge panel voted 2-1 in favor of allowing the state to proceed with the new map in mid-January, the plaintiffs, consisting of the California GOP and 19 individuals, filed an emergency application for a stay of the panel's ruling with the Supreme Court.
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The application was filed on January 20, with several responses and amicus briefs filed subsequently. The application was referred by Justice Elena Kagan to the Court and denied on Wednesday.
The order denying the application is quite brief:
The application for writ of injunction pending appeal presented to Justice Kagan and by her referred to the Court is denied.
The denial comes two months after the Court granted an application for stay filed regarding a redistricting plan for the state of Texas, though it should be noted that, in both instances, the states are on the winning end of the Court's decisions — it's just that the political parties are juxtaposed.
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The Court's denial of the emergency application in the California case is not the end of the case altogether. This simply means that the case will go back to the District Court for discovery and ultimately a disposition on the merits. What it does mean, though, is that the Prop. 50 map will remain in effect for the 2026 midterms.
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