US EditionCalifornia Republicans sue to block Congressional redistricting plan
- California Republicans filed a second lawsuit on August 25, 2025, to block Governor Newsom's partisan redistricting plan and special election in Sacramento.
- The lawsuit alleges that the Legislature bypassed a 30-day public review period and exceeded constitutional authority by overturning the independent redistricting commission.
- Newsom signed two bills on August 21 to redraw maps aiming to counter GOP efforts in Texas, and the special election on November 4 will ask voters to approve these new maps.
- The 432-page petition claims the ballot measure violates the single-subject rule by combining two questions, while Newsom responded defiantly, saying 'BRING IT' on social media.
- The legal challenge's outcome could determine if partisan maps are used for the next three elections or if the independent commission retains control as originally intended.
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Hanford Sentinel
The stakes for a redistricting war differ between Newsom and Californians
Dan Walters Commentary: While Prop. 50 will be on the ballot, it will also be a proxy war for the transcontinental feud between Trump and Newsom, and to some extent, the rivalry between Newsom and other Democrats who may fancy…
Walters: The stakes for a redistricting war differ between Newsom and Californians
Last week, as Gov. Gavin Newsom was signing legislation aimed at giving his Democratic Party five more congressional seats, contending that it would protect democracy, postal workers throughout the state were delivering a four-page flier denouncing the gerrymander as a threat to democracy. Newsom declared that Democrats should “play hardball” in response to President Donald Trump’s drive for Texas and other red states to conduct their own gerrym…
Gavin Newsom’s Redistricting Push Could Hit A Court Roadblock: ‘Complete Violation Of The Constitution’
California Republican legislators and citizens filed a petition with the state Supreme Court on Monday to block Democrat Governor Gavin Newsom’s effort to redistrict the state. On August 14, Newsom and fellow California Democrats announced plans to introduce a legislative package for a state constitutional amendment that would permit the legislature to redraw the boundaries of California’s congressional districts. They introduced the legislation…
GOP groups butting heads over how to battle Gavin Newsom's redistricting plan: report
One thing California Republicans can agree on is that they want to derail Gov. Gavin Newsom’s bid to redistrict California to gain more seats in the U.S. House of Representatives; however they are sharply divided on how to go about doing it.Reacting to how Texas pushed through a remap of the state in a bid to pick up an estimated five seats in the belief it would allow the GOP to keep majority control of the House in the 2026 midterms, the Calif…
Trump, California Republicans move to block Newsom's redistricting ballot measure
As campaigning for Gov. Gavin Newsom's Proposition 50 ramps up, legal challenges are already emerging against his push for a voter-approved redraw of California's congressional districts.
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