The fight over this year’s House map is barreling through the nation’s courtrooms.
High-stakes legal cases that could determine the majority loom in nearly a dozen states,
with just months to go until the November election.
The wave of court cases follows a 2025 that was marked by fiercely political showdowns,
with high-profile walkouts,
rare Republican defections from Trump
and a hugely expensive ballot initiative in California.
🔥And in addition to the state-by-state fights, one case before the Supreme Court
— "Louisiana v. Callais"
— has the ability to blow up the entire map.
“There was a lot of political action in ’25, and that’s turning to the courthouse now, this year,”
said Justin #Levitt, a former adviser to President Joe Biden on democracy and voting rights and a law professor at Loyola Marymount University.
“It’s not just the Supreme Court.
Therre are fights about individual state practices all over the place.”
In #Missouri, for example, there are multiple lawsuits
— and a ballot measure effort
— to try and halt the GOP-led redraw there.
In #Florida, Democrats are already trying to get ahead of Gov. Ron DeSantis’ planned April redraw
with a lawsuit that argues he lacks the authority to call for it.
Cases in #Utah, New York and #Wisconsin that could shift seats are still playing out even as voters gear up for primaries.
In #Maryland, the National Republican Congressional Committee has retained a lawyer to handle any potential redistricting challenges there,
according to two people familiar with the hiring granted anonymity to discuss it.
In #Virginia, the state Supreme Court is expected to decide whether the Democratic remapping effort
— which still needs to go before voters
— is legal, with state Democratic officials vowing to challenge decisions from lower state courts that freeze the gerrymandering push.
#LouisianavCallais
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/24/2026-midterms-redistricting-legal-battle-house-majority-00793515