Hours after California voters approved a new congressional map that could help Democrats gain five additional seats in the House of Representatives next year, California Republicans filed a lawsuit.
Republicans claim the map was passed as Proposition 50 and is supported by the Democratic Governor Gavin Newsomis unlawfully prioritizing race to favor Hispanic voters — a move they say violates the Equal Protection Clause and voting rights provisions of the Constitution.
Newsom says lawsuit ‘will fail’
The lawsuit was filed Wednesday in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California by California-based Dhillon Law Group, led by Mother Dhillonwho currently serves as the U.S. Department of Justice’s Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights.
Mark Meuserthe elections attorney at the Dhillon Law Group, posted the following to Newsom on
In response, Newsom’s office stated that they had not seen the lawsuit; But “it’s going to fail.”
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Obama and Harris support Prop 50 while Vance calls it unfair
Proposition 50, or Prop 50, was seen as a counter-strategy to Vice President J.D. Vance‘s call for Republicans to join Democrats’ aggressive redistricting strategies, arguing that California unfairly benefits from the presence of undocumented immigrants.
Former President Barak Obama had endorsed Newsom’s redistricting plan, describing it as a “smart, measured approach” in response to Republican moves in Texas. Former Vice President Kamala Harris had also expressed support for the Prop 50 movement in California.
Meanwhile, Tuesday’s election results showed a string of victories for Democrats Abigail Spanberger And Mike Sherrill elected the new governors of Virginia and New Jersey respectively. In New York City, 34-year-old Democrat-Socialist Zohran Mamdani saw a historic victory as the first South Asian mayor.
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