California Republicans sue to block new House map

California Republicans filed a lawsuit Wednesday looking to block a new Democratic-friendly House map from taking effect just one day after voters in the Golden State overwhelmingly approved it in a special election.

The California GOP and a group of voters sued Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) and California Secretary of State Shirley Weber (D), alleging in their lawsuit that Democrats “engaged in unconstitutional racial gerrymandering” and that state lawmakers violated the Constitution “when it drew new congressional district lines based on race, specifically to favor Hispanic voters, without cause or evidence to justify it.”

“California’s Hispanic voters have successfully elected their preferred candidates to both state and federal office, without being thwarted by a racial majority voting as a bloc,” the lawsuit said.