California Republicans sue to block Prop. 50, alleging racial bias in congressional maps

CALIFORNIA REPUBLICANS filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday to block a new U.S. House map that California voters decisively approved at the ballot a day earlier.

Proposition 50, backed by Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom, is designed to help Democrats flip as many as five congressional House seats in the midterm elections next year. The lawsuit claims the map-makers illegally used race as a factor to favor Hispanic voters, and asks the court to block the new boundaries ahead of the 2026 elections. The complaint was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California.