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Recent Legal Challenges to California Statutes

December 4, 2025 4:00 pmDecember 4, 2025 4:49 pm

2025 has been an interesting year for legal challenges against statutes enacted by the California Legislature. While the following list is not exhaustive, this is a good sampling of pending or completed litigation to be aware of: The U.S. Court...

BREAKING: State of California and DCCC Trying to Change Rules Already Agreed to in Prop 50 Lawsuit

November 20, 2025 11:12 amNovember 20, 2025 11:20 am

California Governor Gavin Newsom unconstitutionally overturned the voter-approved California Redistricting Commission with Proposition 50, which was just passed by voters. That is bad enough, but the new congressional district maps were drawn based on racial lines, a recent lawsuit alleges....

Dhillon Law Group, Assemblyman David Tangipa, Voters, and CAGOP File Federal Lawsuit Challenging Prop 50’s Racial Gerrymandering

November 5, 2025 11:41 amNovember 5, 2025 11:41 am

California Governor Gavin Newsom unconstitutionally overturned the voter-approved California Redistricting Commission with Proposition 50, which was just passed by voters. That is bad enough, but the new congressional district maps were drawn based on racial lines, a brand new lawsuit...

Murderers Seek to Overturn Convictions Under California’s Racial Justice Act

November 3, 2025 3:15 pmNovember 3, 2025 3:15 pm

Four condemned murderers are asking the California Supreme Court to overturn their convictions and death sentences claiming that racial prejudice influenced the jury verdicts against them. In 2020 the California Legislature passed AB 2542, called the Racial Justice Act (RJA),...

Thoughts on the Lawsuit Against Prop. 50

August 27, 2025 2:20 pmAugust 27, 2025 2:24 pm

As I have been asked about my thoughts regarding the legislative process challenges to the redistricting legislative package, I prepared this brief article in response. Being the legislative geek that I am, as well as teaching the course “Lawmaking in...

Breaking: California Republicans, Citizens File Supreme Court Petition to Block Newsom-Backed Redistricting Measure from November Ballot

August 25, 2025 4:04 pmAugust 25, 2025 4:15 pm

California Republicans announced at a press conference Monday they have filed an emergency Writ of Mandate with the California Supreme Court to stop the special election currently scheduled for November 4th because the California Legislature and Governor Gavin Newsom violated...

Gov. Newsom Signs Shady Mid-Decade Redistricting Legislation

August 22, 2025 8:21 amAugust 22, 2025 8:24 am

California Governor Gavin Newsom signed the 3-measure package on mid-decade Congressional redistricting: Senate Bill 280, Assembly Constitutional Amendment 8, and Assembly Bill 604. ACA 8 will put a measure on the Nov. 4 ballot that would redraw the state’s congressional map...