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Nov. 12, 2025

Prop 50 lawsuit tests limits of race-conscious mapping

A GOP lawsuit over California's new district maps tests whether the state's largest ethnic group -- Latinos -- can still qualify for voting protections despite their numbers but persistent political underrepresentation.

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Prop 50 lawsuit tests limits of race-conscious mapping
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California Republicans have launched a federal lawsuit challenging Proposition 50, the voter-approved measure that redraws the state's congressional districts. They claim the maps unconstitutionally favor Latino voters, arguing that Supreme Court precedent permits race-conscious redistricting only when a minority group faces genuine dilution of its voting power. Since Latinos are California's largest ethnic group and have successfully elected candidates for decades, Republica...

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