"A federal court has upheld the new congressional map approved by California voters last month, giving Democrats a chance to counter the nationwide redistricting effort led by President Trump and his Republican allies. The court challenge to the redistricting plan had been brought by the California Republican Party and the U.S. Department of Justice. The court found that the new district map did not violate laws against racial gerrymandering."
"The Republicans argued that the new map was motivated by a desire to increase the voting power of Latinos. The court, in a two-to-one ruling, rejected that claim, noting that voters approved the measure, called "Proposition 50" and there was no evidence they acted on racial grounds. "The evidence presented reflects that Proposition 50 was exactly what it was billed as: a political gerrymander designed to flip five Republican-held seats to the Democrats," wrote U.S. District Judge Josephine L. Staton in the majority opinion."
A federal court upheld the new congressional map approved by California voters, rejecting claims that it violated racial gerrymandering laws. The challenge was brought by the California Republican Party and the U.S. Department of Justice. The court noted that voters approved Proposition 50 and found no evidence of racial motivation. U.S. District Judge Josephine L. Staton wrote that the measure was a political gerrymander designed to flip five Republican-held seats to the Democrats. The court denied an injunction to block the redistricting while the case proceeds, and the Republicans may still appeal. The map responds to mid-decade redistricting efforts led by President Trump and allied Republicans.
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