Trump Administration Challenges California’s Partisan Redistricting—Fighting Back Against Racial Bias in Electoral Maps

In a decisive move to uphold constitutional principles and protect fair elections, the Trump administration announced a federal lawsuit challenging California's newly approved redistricting plan. This plan, passed by voters through Proposition 50 last November, threatens to distort electoral fairness by disproportionately benefiting the Democratic Party through racial gerrymandering favoring Latino populations. While proponents paint this as an exercise in representing communities better, the reality is less noble. The new district maps are a political power grab that undermines the foundational American value of equal protection under the law. As the Department of Justice asserts, these maps violate the Constitution...