WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has turned away efforts from Republicans in Pennsylvania and North Carolina to block state court-ordered congressional districting plans more favorable to Democrats.
In separate orders late Monday, the justices are allowing maps selected by each state's Supreme Court to be in effect for the 2022 elections.
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In February, the Democratic-majority Pennsylvania high court picked a map proposed by a group of Democratic-aligned voters who sued last year in an effort to get the court involved.
Read the Pennsylvania Supreme Court order below.
Read the map plan chosen by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court below.
The map selection process ended up in the high court after the Legislature and governor were unable to come to an agreement.
The Pennsylvania map probably will lead to the election of more Democrats, the Republicans claimed, as the two parties battle for control of the House of Representatives in the midterm elections.
In North Carolina, the map most likely will give Democrats an additional House seat in 2023.
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