Court Battle Begins over Republican Challenge to California's Proposition 50

Court Hearing Over Challenge to California Redistricting Begins

A federal district court in Los Angeles kicked off a multi-day hearing Dec. 15 over California’s new congressional map that state voters approved in a referendum last month. The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a lawsuit on Nov. 13 to block California from implementing its new congressional map, which could determine which party controls the U.S. House of Representatives in 2027. Specifically, the DOJ joined a lawsuit filed by David Tangip…

Court battle begins over Republican challenge to California's Proposition 50

Republicans and Democrats squared off in court Monday in a high-stakes battle over the fate of California’s Proposition 50, which reconfigures the state’s congressional districts and could ultimately help determine which party controls the U.S. House in the 2026 midterms.

Federal Court Hearings Start Today For Republican Attempt to Overturn Gavin Newsom’s Prop 50 Redistricting

After voters overwhelmingly approved Gavin Newsom’s redistricting ballot measure last month, Republicans are looking for a do-over in court to halt the new maps, as the GOP fears a blowout in the 2026 midterm elections.In what was probably California Governor Gavin Newsom’s greatest political victory of the Trump 2.0 term, his Prop 50 measure to reconfigure California’s congressional districts cruised to a dominant 65%-35% victory last month. Th…

Court battle begins over Republican challenge to California's Prop. 50

Republicans and Democrats square off in court Monday in a high-stakes battle over the fate of California’s Proposition 50, which reconfigures the state's congressional districts and could ultimately help determine which party controls the U.S. House after the 2026 midterms.

DOJ claims Democratic group obstructs California redistricting case

The Department of Justice has dropped a bombshell accusation against the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) for allegedly stonewalling a crucial investigation into California’s latest redistricting drama. The crux of this legal showdown is a lawsuit targeting California Governor Gavin Newsom and the DCCC over Proposition 50, a ballot measure passed in November 2025 to redraw congressional districts, which the DOJ claims reeks of …