California GOP Sues to Block State’s New Congressional Maps

California Republicans filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday morning against Prop. 50, arguing that the state’s new congressional maps, which would benefit Democrats, violate the U.S. Constitution by racial gerrymandering.

The lawsuit asks the district court to permanently halt Gov. Gavin Newsom’s ballot measure—passed by voters Tuesday—from taking effect.

“For us, this one is about the Constitution,” California Republican Party Chair Corrin Rankin said at a news conference held Wednesday morning. “It’s about the rights that our ancestors have fought so hard for in this country.”