Government,
Civil Rights
Nov. 12, 2025
Prop 50 lawsuit tests limits of race-conscious mapping
A GOP lawsuit over California's new district maps tests whether the state's largest ethnic group -- Latinos -- can still qualify for voting protections despite their numbers but persistent political underrepresentation.
K. Chike Odiwe
Civil Rights Attorney
The Law Offices of Kenneth C. Odiwe, PC
2880 Zanker Road, Ste 203
San Jose , CA 95134
Fax: (669) 315-4431
California Republicans have launched a federal lawsuit challenging Proposition 50, the voter-approved measure that redraws the state's congressional districts. They claim the maps unconstitutionally favor Latino voters, arguing that Supreme Court precedent permits race-conscious redistricting only when a minority group faces genuine dilution of its voting power. Since Latinos are California's largest ethnic group and have successfully elected candidates for decades, Republica...
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