Overview
- The U.S. Supreme Court denied an emergency bid to block California’s voter‑approved Proposition 50 map, allowing it to be used in 2026 with no noted dissents, and analysts say it could flip up to five GOP-held seats.
- Virginia Democrats unveiled a congressional proposal designed for a 10–1 Democratic-leaning delegation, which could net roughly four seats if implemented.
- A Tazewell County judge previously blocked Virginia’s mid‑cycle redistricting effort on procedural grounds, and Democrats have appealed with the case now before the state Supreme Court.
- If Virginia’s appeal succeeds, voters would decide on an April 21 referendum to authorize the change, and Gov. Abigail Spanberger has signaled support for a map that can be executed on the tight timeline.
- In Florida, voters sued to challenge Gov. Ron DeSantis’s special-session order to redraw districts, while a three‑judge federal panel in Tampa dismissed a GOP census-based challenge as untimely but allowed 14 days to amend, underscoring multi-state legal fights also unfolding in Maryland, New York, Utah, Missouri and Ohio.