Mark Meuser – California Globe

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...

‘Largest and Oldest’ Latino Civil Rights Organization Intervenes in Prop 50 Lawsuit

December 1, 2025 4:31 pmDecember 2, 2025 7:47 am

In a press release, The League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) announced they have joined a lawsuit to defend California’s recently passed redistricting plan, Proposition 50. Prop 50 passed in November and was immediately challenged by The Dhillon Law...

Prop 50 Hearing Set for Mid December Despite AG Bonta’s Efforts to ‘Run Out The Clock on Justice’

November 26, 2025 12:23 pmNovember 26, 2025 12:46 pm

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

Democrats No Longer Serve We the People – it’s all Political Theatre

November 7, 2025 2:55 amNovember 9, 2025 7:43 am

Remember when Democrat politicians cared about representing the people by serving on city councils, in statehouses and in Washington D.C.? You may have to go back a few decades. Despite his wife’s never-ending lust for power and control, President Bill...

Supreme Court Hearing Arguments Today in Critical Voting Rights Act Case

October 15, 2025 11:56 amOctober 15, 2025 3:53 pm

Today, the United States Supreme Court is hearing arguments in Louisiana v. Callais on race-based redistricting and the Voting Rights Act, which will impact the entire country. This is a challenge to the congressional map that Louisiana adopted in 2024,...

Senator Scott Wiener: ‘Fascists’ and ‘Thugs’ ‘Physically Assaulted Fellow Victim Alex Padilla

June 13, 2025 5:25 pmJune 13, 2025 5:25 pm

Following the ridiculous and really bad political performance art Thursday by U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-CA), the Democrat fundraising began. Padilla, who no one really knows, was forcibly removed and handcuffed at a press conference for Department of Homeland Security...

Garvey v. Schiff: California’s 2024 U.S. Senate Race is Closer Than You Think

July 29, 2024 2:57 pmJuly 29, 2024 2:57 pm

For the last several months, polls have shown that Congressman Adam Schiff (D-CA) has a commanding lead over former baseball star Steve Garvey (R). The first poll in March, right after the primary, had Schiff up 61% to 37%. The...