Supreme Court Retains GOP District in NY, Giving Republicans Midterms Win – StoryOfVeteran

The dispute is one of several mid-cycle redistricting battles that have reached the Supreme Court after President Donald Trump encouraged Republicans to pursue map changes that could strengthen the party’s position in Congress.

Texas redrew its congressional map, and California voters approved a ballot measure revising that state’s map in a way that favored Democrats.

In both instances, legal challenges were brought to the Supreme Court, and the justices allowed the new maps to be used for the midterms.

The New York case also unfolds as the court considers a separate voting rights dispute, Louisiana v. Callais, involving the creation of a second majority minority district in Louisiana.