Trump Admin Sues to Stop California Redistricting

Friday, November 14, 2025

The Trump administration moved Thursday to challenge California's effort to redraw the state's congressional maps ...

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Trump administration sues California over its redistricting plan, months after a similar GOP-led effort in Texas met no resistance from the DOJ https://cnn.it/4hYuE9J

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"The administration's involvement is a dramatic escalation in the legal challenge, which, if successful, could scramble Democrats' plan to push back against a nationwide effort by Republicans, at the behest of President Donald Trump, to boost the party's chance of holding on to their House majority through rare, mid-decade redistricting ploys across several states."'

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Do what Lard Trump says, not what he does.

#1 | Posted by Corky at 2025-11-13 03:55 PM | Reply

The redistricting in California was approved by 60% of the vote.

Why does the Trump admin want to negate what the voters approved?

#2 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-11-13 04:00 PM | Reply

Why does the Trump admin want to negate what the voters approved?

Because Lewzer told them to.

#3 | Posted by REDIAL at 2025-11-13 04:03 PM | Reply

It's kinda funny really... his DOJ is hemorrhaging lawyers; they don't have enough for current cases much less this frivolous BS, and no one wants to werk there.

And it looks like the Judge in the Comey and James cases is about to toss Trump's Pin Up Girl prosecutor as incompetent.

#4 | Posted by Corky at 2025-11-13 04:09 PM | Reply

---- OFF PEDO BITCH

#5 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2025-11-13 04:30 PM | Reply

@#4 ... It's kinda funny really... ...

I'd tend to characterize it as "sad" rather than "funny."

#6 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-11-13 07:22 PM | Reply

Why does the Trump admin want to negate what the voters approved?

Same reason Gavin, and the CA State Supreme courts did.

#7 | Posted by oneironaut at 2025-11-13 07:31 PM | Reply

#4 if I was successful in navigating the road to and thru the bar, I would protect my reputation. Once you get known to be "flexible", it's all over.

It good that some have scruples. This won't last forever.

#8 | Posted by fresno500 at 2025-11-13 08:06 PM | Reply

The Complaint Filed By Republicans Against the Maps Created by California's Prop 50 Raising Racial Gerrymandering and Intentional Discrimination Claims Faces an Uphill Battle, Especially Given 2026 Timing

This was written before the DOJ intervention today but the claims and allegations mesh.

#9 | Posted by et_al at 2025-11-13 09:33 PM | Reply

Oh, and Kansas says no. electionlawblog.org

#10 | Posted by et_al at 2025-11-13 09:36 PM | Reply

@#10 ... Oh, and Kansas says no. electionlawblog.org ...

From that article ...

... "Kansas Redistricting Was on the Fast Track. Then Some Republicans Said No."

The top Republicans in Kansas were ready to join President Trump's redistricting push and redraw the state's political map to deliver another seat in Congress to Republicans. Democrats feared that a special session to pass new district lines was inevitable.

Then something surprising happened. Some Republicans refused. ...

Is the GOP finally growing a pair?

#11 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-11-13 09:55 PM | Reply

@#9

It looks like you had the wrong link in your copy 'n' paste buffer for #9

Was this the link you intended?

electionlawblog.org

#12 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-11-13 10:00 PM | Reply

#12 Yes, thank you.

#13 | Posted by et_al at 2025-11-13 10:22 PM | Reply