In an emergency filing, party asked for an injunction for new maps aimed at countering Texas’ gerrymander
The California Republican party has asked the state supreme court to block a redistricting measure voters approved in November that would flip up to five House seats in Democrats’ favor.
In an emergency filing, the party asked Justice Elena Kagan, who is assigned to the ninth circuit, to issue an injunction before 9 February, the beginning of California’s candidate filing period for the June 2026 primaries.
The new map was endorsed by voters as a counterweight to a similar redistricting effort in Texas aimed at boosting Republicans. A federal court on 14 January rejected the argument by the challengers that California illegally used race in redrawing the boundaries of the congressional districts.
“California cannot create districts by race, and the state should not be allowed to lock in districts that break federal law,” said Corrin Rankin, the California Republican party chairwoman. “Our emergency application asks the supreme court to put the brakes on Prop. 50 now, before the Democrats try to run out the clock and force candidates and voters to live with unconstitutional congressional districts.”
