Supreme Court Blocks California Gender Law and New York Map Order

The US Supreme Court blocked a California law that restricted schools from informing parents about a student's gender identity changes and halted a New York redistricting order for the Staten Island seat held by Nicole Malliotakis.Justice Amy Coney Barrett joined the conservative majority in the 6-3 California ruling to uphold parental rights, while Justice Sonia Sotomayor and the liberal minority dissented against intervening in the New York election map case.Donald Trump and the Republican Party supported the legal challenges, arguing that the New York lower court judge Jeffrey Pearlman had mandated an unconstitutional racial gerrymander that would have diluted GOP voting power.The decision to maintain the current New York boundaries provides a potential boost to Republicans as they attempt to defend their slim majority in the House during the upcoming midterm elections.