"California Republicans, now joined by the Trump administration's Department of Justice, have sued California in federal court to stop implementation of Proposition 50, a voter-passed ballot measure that creates a Democratic gerrymander of the state's congressional districts, adding up to five more Democratic seats. The lawsuit argues that the Legislature had an unconstitutional race-focused intent on the state's Latino voters when it passed the maps."
"The Republicans' main argument in Tangipa v. Newsom is that "the California Legislature violated the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments to the Constitution when it drew new congressional district lines based on race, specifically to favor Hispanic voters, without cause or evidence to justify it." Plaintiffs in particular argue that 16 California congressional districts are unconstitutional racial gerrymanders in violation of the equal protection clause of the 14 th Amendment."
California voters approved Proposition 50, which redraws congressional maps and is expected to add up to five Democratic seats by creating Democratic-leaning districts. California Republicans, joined by the Department of Justice, sued in federal court claiming the Legislature drew 16 districts with race as the predominant factor to favor Hispanic voters, violating the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments. Plaintiffs must prove race predominated in drawing lines and that no compelling interest justified it. The counterargument is that voters acted with predominantly political intent and traditional districting criteria predominated, making racial-gerrymandering claims unlikely to succeed. Potential national effects include Democratic advantages in 2026 depending on other court rulings.
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