距离美国中期选举还有三十九天，游戏规则终于尘埃落定。9月25日星期五，最高法院作出裁决，恢复了密苏里州之前的选区地图，尽管共和党试图重新划分选区以利于己方。
With thirty-nine days to go until the US midterm elections, the rules of the game have finally been set. On Friday, September 25, the Supreme Court issued a ruling restoring the previous electoral map in Missouri, despite a Republican attempt to redraw the districts in their favor. This decision is the latest in a long series of rulings handed down by the highest US court, which overall have shifted boundaries to the advantage of the Republicans, notably spurred on by Donald Trump.
这一决定是美国最高法院一系列裁决中的最新一项，总体上这些裁决将边界划分向有利于共和党的方向倾斜，这在很大程度上是由唐纳德·特朗普推动的。
With thirty-nine days to go until the US midterm elections, the rules of the game have finally been set. On Friday, September 25, the Supreme Court issued a ruling restoring the previous electoral map in Missouri, despite a Republican attempt to redraw the districts in their favor. This decision is the latest in a long series of rulings handed down by the highest US court, which overall have shifted boundaries to the advantage of the Republicans, notably spurred on by Donald Trump.
美国总统要求德克萨斯州调整选区界线，以在众议院获得四到五个额外席位，从而引发了现代史上最大规模的党派重新划分选区行动。加利福尼亚州则通过几乎将共和党从其地图上抹去作为回应。
By asking Texas to alter its district lines to gain four to five additional seats in the House of Representatives, the US president triggered the largest partisan redistricting effort in modern history. California responded by almost entirely erasing Republicans from its map. Florida, North Carolina, Tennessee, Alabama, Louisiana and Utah also wielded the redistricting pen.
佛罗里达州、北卡罗来纳州、田纳西州、阿拉巴马州、路易斯安那州和犹他州也挥舞起了重新划分选区的笔。
By asking Texas to alter its district lines to gain four to five additional seats in the House of Representatives, the US president triggered the largest partisan redistricting effort in modern history. California responded by almost entirely erasing Republicans from its map. Florida, North Carolina, Tennessee, Alabama, Louisiana and Utah also wielded the redistricting pen.
最高法院介入并作出了一项影响深远的决定：它限制了少数族裔代表性的要求以及以种族歧视为由挑战重新划分选区的能力。
The Supreme Court stepped in with a highly consequential decision: it limited the requirement for minority representation and the ability to challenge redistricting on grounds of racial discrimination. Louisiana, Alabama and Utah took advantage of this opening to redraw their districts. About 10 other states tried to join the race but were blocked by local rules.
路易斯安那州、阿拉巴马州和犹他州利用这一机会重新划分了自己的选区。大约有10个其他州试图加入这一竞争，但被当地规则阻止。
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