"The Justice Department is joining a case challenging the new map that was brought by the California Republican Party last week. The Trump administration accuses California of racial gerrymandering in violation of the Constitution by using race as a factor to favor Hispanic voters with the new map. It asks a judge to prohibit California from using the new map in any future elections."
""California's redistricting scheme is a brazen power grab that tramples on civil rights and mocks the democratic process," Attorney General Pam Bondi said in an emailed statement. "Governor Newsom's attempt to entrench one-party rule and silence millions of Californians will not stand." California voters overwhelmingly approved Proposition 50, a constitutional amendment changing the congressional boundaries to give Democrats a shot at winning five seats now held by Republicans in next year's midterm elections."
""Race cannot be used as a proxy to advance political interests, but that is precisely what the California General Assembly did with Proposition 50 - the recent ballot initiative that junked California's pre-existing electoral map in favor of a rush-job rejiggering of California's congressional district lines," the lawsuit says."
The Justice Department filed suit in federal court to block new congressional boundaries approved by California voters, targeting a map pushed by Gov. Gavin Newsom. The complaint frames the dispute as a high-stakes legal and political fight between the Republican administration and the Democratic governor. Attorney General Pam Bondi called the redistricting a brazen power grab that tramples civil rights. Voters approved Proposition 50 to redraw boundaries and give Democrats a chance at five Republican-held seats in the next midterms. The Justice Department joined a case brought by the California Republican Party, alleging racial gerrymandering and asking a judge to bar use of the new map.
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