US EditionFederal Judges Uphold California’s New Congressional Maps
The court upheld Prop 50, approved by 64% of voters, allowing maps designed to flip five Republican seats to Democrats in the 2026 midterms.
- A three-judge federal panel in Los Angeles on Wednesday upheld Proposition 50, rejecting Republicans' constitutional challenge to California congressional maps slated for 2026, 2028 and 2030 use.
- California Democrats crafted Proposition 50 to redraw districts for 2026, 2028 and 2030, targeting five Republican-held seats as a countermeasure to Texas' redistricting after President Donald Trump urged Texas to redraw districts.
- District Judges Josephine Staton and Wesley Hsu sided with Gov. Gavin Newsom and Democrats while Judge Kenneth K. Lee dissented; the California Republican Party filed the suit, joined by the U.S. Department of Justice, with NRCC funding and DCCC backing Newsom.
- With deadlines looming, Republican challengers plan to appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court as California's filing deadline is in March and February is Republicans' last possible wait.
- The decision follows a broader redistricting fight after the United States Supreme Court upheld Texas redistricting and set partisan gerrymandering precedent requiring race-versus-partisanship proof amid national redistricting dynamics.
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A panel of three judges approved that California use the new district maps in the elections; Republicans said they will appeal to the Supreme Court
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