"The justice department on Thursday joined a lawsuit brought by California Republicans to block the state's new congressional map, escalating a legal battle over a redistricting effort designed to give Democrats a better chance of retaking the House of Representatives next year. The lawsuit, filed in federal court in California, challenges the congressional map championed by Gavin Newsom, the state's Democratic governor, in response to a Republican gerrymander in Texas, sought by Donald Trump."
"California's redistricting scheme is a brazen power grab that tramples on civil rights and mocks the democratic process, said Pam Bondi, the US attorney general. Governor Newsom's attempt to entrench one-party rule and silence millions of Californians will not stand. Democrats have expressed confidence that the newly approved maps will withstand a legal challenge. These losers lost at the ballot box and soon they will also lose in court, Brandon Richards, a Newsom spokesperson, said in a statement."
The Justice Department joined a lawsuit by California Republicans seeking to block the state's new congressional map approved by voters under Proposition 50. The map was championed by Governor Gavin Newsom as a response to a Republican gerrymander in Texas and aims to help Democrats win up to five GOP-held House seats. The Justice Department's involvement creates a showdown between the Trump administration and Governor Newsom. Plaintiffs allege the map improperly used race to favor Hispanic voters, violating the U.S. Constitution, and asked a federal judge to block the map from taking effect. State Democrats express confidence the maps will withstand legal challenge.
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