The United States Supreme Court has ruled in favour of a California redistricting measure meant to net the Democratic Party more congressional seats, rejecting a challenge from the state Republican Party.There was no dissent in Wednesday’s decision, and the conservative-majority court did not offer any explanation for its decision.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listInstead, its order was comprised of a single sentence, stating that the Republican application “is denied”.Previously, in December, the Supreme Court had allowed a similar redistricting measure, designed to benefit Republicans in Texas, to move forward.Democratic officials in California have applauded Wednesday’s decision as fair, given that Republican President Donald Trump has led a nationwide push to redraw congressional districts in his party’s favour.“Donald Trump said he was ‘entitled’ to five more Congressional seats in Texas,” California Governor Gavin Newsom said in a written statement.“He started this redistricting war. He lost, and he’ll lose again in November.”California’s Attorney General Rob Bonta echoed Newsom’s remarks, blaming Trump for launching a kind of redistricting arms race that threatened to disenfranchise Democratic voters.“The US Supreme Court’s decision is good news not only for Californians, but for our democracy,” Bonta said in the statement.The Supreme Court’s decision marks a win for Democratic efforts to counter the Trump-led redistricting efforts, which began last year in Texas.In June last year, reports emerged that Trump had personally called Texas state politicians to redraw their congressional districts to give Republicans a greater advantage in Democrat-held areas. Advertisement Each congressional district elects one person to the US House of Representatives, which has a narrow Republican majority. Out of 435 seats, 218 ar …
