The Department of Justice and California Gov. Gavin Newsom, a Democrat, traded shots on social media after the Supreme Court’s decision Thursday allowing Texas to use a mid-decade redrawn congressional map that could boost Republicans in the 2026 midterm elections.
Attorney General Pam Bondi responded to the ruling Thursday night on X, writing, “Federal courts have no right to interfere with a State’s decision to redraw legislative maps for partisan reasons.”
“A federal district court ignored that principle two weeks ago, and the Supreme Court correctly stayed that overreaching decision tonight,” Bondi continued. “Congratulations to Texas for advancing the rule of law, my Solicitor General John Sauer, and our team of lawyers for their excellent brief supporting Texas in this important case.”
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