The Supreme Court on Wednesday denied an effort to overturn California’s new voter-passed congressional map, letting the map go into effect for this year’s midterm elections.
The unexplained, unsigned order ends a bid from the Trump administration and California Republicans to overturn a lower court ruling that found the state’s new congressional map was likely not an unconstitutional racial gerrymander.
Wednesday’s order means the state will be able to use the new map — which targets five seats currently held by Republicans — in November.
