Newsom’s Prop 50 Redistricting Measure Faces New Lawsuit from DOJ

The Justice Department on Thursday filed suit to block California’s newly approved congressional map, thrusting the nation’s most populous state into a widening national battle over redistricting and setting up a legal fight that could shape control of the U.S. House in 2026.

“California’s redistricting scheme is a brazen power grab that tramples on civil rights and mocks the democratic process,” Attorney General Pam Bondi said in a statement.