Supreme Court Orders CA Dems To Justify 'Prop 50' Maps
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Supreme Court Orders CA Dems To Justify 'Prop 50' Maps Authored by Susan Crabtree via RealClearPolitics,The Supreme Court on Thursday gave California Democrats a week to respond to the California Republican Party’s request to block the new Democrat-drawn congressional district maps from being used in November.The request for a response, issued by Justice Elena Kagan, who is handling the emergency-injunction request for the court, surprised many court watchers.Given that the justices allowed Texas Republicans’ gerrymandered map to stand, most thought the Supreme Court would allow the Los Angeles district court’s ruling earlier this month, validating California’s new map to stand as well.
California Republicans, however, argue that the new maps violate the Voting Rights Act because at least ...
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