The Supreme Court recently permitted Texas's mid-decade redistricting plan to proceed, drawing strong criticism from legal experts like Erwin Chemerinsky who argue it enables unconstitutional voting laws.This decision, spurred by Donald Trump's push for Republican Party-controlled legislatures to draw favorable maps, has intensified partisan battles, exemplified by a state Senate's recent rejection of a new electoral map, with Senator Spencer Deery asserting states' autonomy.In response,
Democratic Party governors
Kathy Hochul and
Gavin Newsom are pursuing multi-state strategies and constitutional amendments to counter Republican gerrymandering and reshape political maps ahead of the 2026 midterms.