Lawmakers react to U.S. Supreme Court's ruling on Prop. 50

Lawmakers react to U.S. Supreme Court's ruling on Prop. 50

(The Center Square) – California lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are responding to the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision on Wednesday to not hear an appeal challenging the state’s contentious Proposition 50 election.

As Expected, Supreme Court Declines to Hear Prop 50 Challenge

Gavin Newsom is gloating, and Trump may fume, but the Supreme Court has denied review of the case in which Republicans were, hypocritically, trying to challenge California's tit-for-tat gerrymandering effort.Prop 50 will stand, and the Supreme Court, without entirely saying so, is essentially saying "Fair is fair," and political gerrymanders are simply the way of the world.The high court similarly, in December, ruled in favor of Republicans in T…

Prop. 50 maps are here to stay; what that means for San Diego

Door hangers with English and Spanish language in support of Prop 50(Jake Gotta)California’s new congressional map that voters approved with Proposition 50 is here to stay.The Supreme Court on Wednesday declined to hear the California Republican Party’s appeal of a lower court ruling that said the maps were allowed. That means they will stay in place for the 2026 midterm elections.Proposition 50 promised the state would return to its independent…

U.S. Supreme Court approves maps that favor Democrats

SCOTUS declines to hear challenge to California’s Prop. 50, clearing way for new Congressional map

The U.S. Supreme Court declined to review a lawsuit seeking to overturn California’s voter-approved Proposition 50, leaving in place a new congressional map that Democrats say could net the party up to five additional seats in the 2026 elections.The court’s decision not to take up the case ends a last-ditch effort by Republican plaintiffs to block the redistricting measure, which critics argue was designed to favor Democrats by reshaping multipl…