US EditionCalifornia GOP to sue after voters approve Prop 50 measure for new congressional districts
- Wednesday, California Republicans filed a federal lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California seeking to block Proposition 50 within 12 hours of the election result.
- Backed by Governor Gavin Newsom, Proposition 50 redraws U.S. House boundaries to help Democrats flip as many as five seats in the 2026 midterm elections, while plaintiffs claim it unlawfully substitutes a legislative map without census or constitutional authorization.
- The complaint filed by Dhillon Law Group alleges the map favors one race, referencing consultant Paul Mitchell and quoting `While the Constitution entrusts States with designing congressional districts, the Supreme Court has also held that states may not, without a compelling reason backed by evidence that was in fact considered, separate citizens into different voting districts on the basis of race`
- It is unclear whether a three‑judge federal panel will issue a TRO before Dec. 19, as Newsom's office said it expects the suit to fail, citing past GOP legal setbacks.
- This suit follows other challenges to partisan gerrymandering, with Steve Bannon urging federal action and plaintiffs linking the case to Speaker Hakeem Jeffries and next year's midterms.
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Federal lawsuit challenges race-based redistricting in California’s Proposition 50
A coalition of California voters and the state’s Republican Party filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday challenging the legality of Proposition 50’s congressional redistricting maps. The lawsuit argues that Proposition 50 constitutes unlawful racial gerrymandering in violation of the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments. The suit targets 16 congressional districts that, according to the complaint, legislators have explicitly characterized as “Voting …
'They're going to lose': Election expert says GOP 'will suffer' in redistricting fight
Election expert Marc Elias is telling Republicans to think again if they believe they'll win lawsuits to stop California redistricting. After demanding redistricting of congressional maps and moving forward with new lines in Texas, Republicans now want to stop the same thing from happening in Califo...
California GOP Sues to Block State’s New Congressional Maps
California Republicans filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday morning against Prop. 50, arguing that the state’s new congressional maps, which would benefit Democrats, violate the U.S. Constitution by racial gerrymandering. The lawsuit asks the district court to permanently halt Gov. Gavin Newsom’s ballot measure—passed by voters Tuesday—from taking effect. “For us, this one is about the Constitution,” California Republican Party Chair Corrin Rankin …
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