Prop 50 – California Globe

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...

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...

DOJ Sues California Over Prop 50’s ‘Power Grab’

November 13, 2025 1:05 pmNovember 13, 2025 1:38 pm

Today, the U.S. Department of Justice, led by Attorney General Pam Bondi, announced they have joined a lawsuit against California’s redistricting ballot initiative, Proposition 50, which overwhelmingly passed in a special election last week. The lawsuit names Governor Gavin Newsom...

Report: Pelosi Eyes the Exits, Won’t Seek Reelection in 2026

November 3, 2025 12:13 pmNovember 3, 2025 12:17 pm

First elected into congress in 1987, Speaker Emirata Nancy Pelosi, 85, won’t seek reelection in 2026. According to multiple sources in California and Washington D.C., NBC News reports that Pelosi is expected to make an announcement on Tuesday after the...

A Delicious Newsom Factcheck: Period – Full Stop

November 3, 2025 9:00 amNovember 3, 2025 9:51 am

California is a failing state under Governor Gavin Newsom: highest cost of living burden, high crime, 1/3 of the entire country’s welfare recipients, 1/2 of the country’s homeless drug addicts, a government-created water shortage, weakest election integrity in the country,...