Court upholds Prop 50, allowing California to use its newly redrawn congressional maps
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Key Points:
- A three-judge federal panel in California upheld Proposition 50, allowing Democrats to use the newly redrawn congressional maps in the 2026 midterm elections, despite claims of partisan gerrymandering.
- The court ruled that Proposition 50 was a political gerrymander aimed at flipping five Republican-held seats to Democrats, rejecting Republican claims that the maps favored Latino voters in violation of constitutional amendments.
- California Republicans and the Trump administration had sued, alleging the maps were drawn based predominantly on race, but the court found insufficient evidence to block their use.
- California officials, including Gov. Gavin Newsom and Attorney General Rob Bonta, praised the ruling as a defense of voters' will and a response to Texas' earlier
