Washington, Nov 14, 2025 (AFP) - US government sues to block California electoral map redraw

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2025-11-14

The US Justice Department announced Thursday it had launched legal action to block a California plan overwhelmingly approved by voters to redraw its electoral districts and boost Democratic chances in next year's mid-term elections. The Justice Department said in a statement it had joined an existing lawsuit in a US district court in California, alleging the plan "racially gerrymandered" congressional districts in violation of the US Constitution......

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