David Tangipa – California Globe

Callais Comes to California

May 27, 2026 8:00 amMay 27, 2026 8:06 pm

In a filing that sends a clear message to Sacramento Democrats, the U.S. Department of Justice has invoked the U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark decision in Louisiana v. Callais to hammer California’s racially gerrymandered congressional map, telling Governor Gavin Newsom and...

US Supreme Court Ruling Puts an End to Democrats Rigging Maps Based on Race

April 29, 2026 5:00 pmApril 29, 2026 5:56 pm

The United States Supreme Court just ruled Wednesday that drawing Congressional districts based on race under the Voting Rights Act is unconstitutional, 6-3, the Globe reported. The Reader’s Digest condensed version: Democrats can no longer rig maps based on race....

US Supreme Court Issues Huge Ruling On Voting Rights Act; Et Tu California?

April 29, 2026 8:49 amApril 30, 2026 11:24 am

The United States Supreme Court just ruled Wednesday that drawing Congressional districts based on race under the Voting Rights Act is unconstitutional, 6-3. The Reader’s Digest condensed version: Democrats can no longer rig maps based on race. “Section 2 of...

LADWP CEO Resigns Following Court Ruling That Could Cost Utility Billions Over Palisades Fire Debacle

March 5, 2026 2:46 pmMarch 7, 2026 11:27 am

In a stunning turn of events that underscores the ongoing fallout from the devastating Palisades Fire, Janisse Quiñones, the CEO and General Manager of the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP), has resigned. The announcement came mere hours...

DOJ Files SCOTUS Brief Backing GOP Bid to Block Newsom’s Prop 50 ‘Power Grab’

January 22, 2026 5:50 pmJanuary 23, 2026 11:48 am

In a significant escalation of the legal battle over California’s controversial Proposition 50, the U.S. Department of Justice today filed a brief (see below) with the Supreme Court supporting Republican plaintiffs’ emergency request to enjoin the use of the new...

California Redistricting Scheme: Emergency Application to SCOTUS

January 20, 2026 1:02 pmJanuary 20, 2026 1:13 pm

The Dhillon Law Group on behalf of the California Republican Party, and other plaintiffs, filed an emergency application at the U.S. Supreme Court today seeking to block California from using the congressional district lines enacted through Proposition 50 for the...

Federal Court Upholds California’s Prop 50 Congressional Maps, Dismisses Racial Gerrymandering Claims

January 15, 2026 11:13 amJanuary 16, 2026 2:59 am

In a significant blow to Republican efforts to challenge California’s mid-decade redistricting, a federal three-judge panel ruled 2-1 on Wednesday to deny a preliminary injunction against the state’s new congressional maps approved by voters through Proposition 50. The decision allows...