A federal court has upheld the new congressional map approved by California voters last month, giving Democrats a chance to counter the nationwide redistricting effort led by President Trump and his Republican allies.
The court challenge to the redistricting plan had been brought by the California Republican Party and the U.S. Department of Justice. The court found that the new district map did not violate laws against racial gerrymandering.
The Republicans argued that the new map was motivated by a desire to increase the voting power of Latinos. The court, in a two-to-one ruling, rejected that claim, noting that voters approved the measure, called “Proposition 50” and there was no evidence they acted on racial grounds.
I could have sworn they already did a couple months ago, stating it was too close to the election or something? Maybe I misunderstood.
They fall back to the Purcell principle when it’s convenient and didn’t get involved in Texas redistricting a full year before the next election, but when California does the same thing (via the legal avenues) all of a sudden it’s not too close to an election and they’ll likely mess with California’s redistricting. I despise the corruption of the court, but they could at least have the decency of keeping the corruption consistent.
I think they pocket-affirmed the Texas map that had been blocked by a Reagan appointee.