Episode 927: Challenge to California Gerrymandering Reaches Federal Courtroom, but the SCOTUS Decision in Texas Could Undercut GOP Arguments

The American Democracy Minute Radio News Report & Podcast for Dec. 17, 2025

Challenge to California Gerrymandering Reaches Federal Courtroom, but the SCOTUS Decision in Texas Could Undercut GOP Arguments
Testimony began December 15th in a Republican challenge to California’s new gerrymandered congressional map. Plaintiffs and the Trump Justice Department claim the legislature racially gerrymandered the maps, but the U.S. Supreme Court’s Texas decision may undercut that claim.

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Articles & Resources:

American Democracy Minute - U.S. Supreme Court Majority Embraces Texas Redistricting, Ignores District Court Panel Racial Gerrymandering Findings
U.S. Department of Justice - Justice Department Sues Governor Gavin Newsom for California’s Race-Based Redistricting Plan
U.S. District Court (via Democracy Docket) - California Republican Party Plaintiff's Complaint
U.S. District Court (via Democracy Docket) - DOJ Civil Rights Division Intervening Complaint
Courthouse News Service - Republicans ask court to scrap California's new congressional map
U.S. Supreme Court – GREG ABBOTT, ET AL. v. LEAGUE OF UNITED LATIN AMERICAN CITIZENS, ET AL. ON APPLICATION FOR STAY (Includes Dissents)
Sacramento Bee - SCOTUS upholds Texas’ congressional map for 2026 and hints at California’s fate

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