California congressional map favouring Democrats is allowed by Supreme Court

The Supreme Court denied an emergency appeal and allowed a voter-approved California congressional map to be used in this year's elections. Filing for California congressional primaries begins on Monday.

The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed California to use a new voter-approved congressional map for this year's elections. Republicans and the federal government had sought emergency review, arguing the map relied improperly on race. A federal appeals court rejected that claim by a 2-1 vote, and the Supreme Court denied the appeal in an unsigned order with no public dissents. Filing for California congressional primaries begins on Monday. What is known: - The Supreme Court denied the emergency appeal and permitted the voter-approved map to stand for upcoming elections. - A federal appeals court had previously rejected claims that the map improperly relied on race by a 2-1 vote. - The Supreme Court's order was unsigned and no justice publicly dissented from the brief denial. - The districts in the approved map are reported as designed to affect up to five seats currently held by Republicans. Summary: The court's order keeps the voter-approved congressional districts in place for the upcoming midterm elections and preserves the map that could shift several seats. Filing for congressional primaries in California begins on Monday.