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In It to Win It

(12,393 posts) Thu Jan 15, 2026, 10:40 PM Thursday

JUST IN: California GOP appeals ruling allowing Gov. Gavin Newsom's redistricting plan to take effect for 2026 to SCOTUS

Previous Post: Three-judge panel refuses to block California from using its mid-decade redistricting map

https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cacd.994285/gov.uscourts.cacd.994285.217.0_2.pdf

JUST IN: CA GOP appeals ruling allowing Gov. Gavin Newsom's Dem-favoring redistricting plan to take effect for 2026. Appeal goes directly to #SCOTUS.
Doc: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us... Earlier: www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
— Josh Gerstein (@joshgerstein.bsky.social) 2026-01-16T02:37:54.625Z

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JUST IN: California GOP appeals ruling allowing Gov. Gavin Newsom's redistricting plan to take effect for 2026 to SCOTUS (Original Post) In It to Win It Thursday OP

Are they about to shoot their own redistricting schemes? C_U_L8R Thursday #1

Why are GOP pols always trying to overturn election results? Attilatheblond Thursday #2

Is John Roberts the India Rubber Man? DFW Yesterday #3

C_U_L8R

(48,952 posts)

1. Are they about to shoot their own redistricting schemes?

Reply to In It to Win It (Original post)

Thu Jan 15, 2026, 10:48 PM

Thursday

This court seems expert at parsing judgements that unbalance the scales.

Attilatheblond

(8,366 posts)

2. Why are GOP pols always trying to overturn election results?

Reply to In It to Win It (Original post)

Thu Jan 15, 2026, 10:48 PM

Thursday

Rhetorical question. We all KNOW why.

DFW

(59,771 posts)

3. Is John Roberts the India Rubber Man?

Reply to In It to Win It (Original post)

Fri Jan 16, 2026, 05:13 AM

Yesterday

Can he contort and interpret the same law to mean the opposite in California of what it means in Texas?

And: is Roberts OK with Newsom ignoring the law the same way he is OK with Trump ignoring the law? Oh, don’t bother responding to that last question. I don’t think anyone even considers it a question.

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