THE PARTISAN NATURE of messaging delivered to California voters, who overwhelmingly approved newly drawn congressional maps, was the focus of the majority in a panel of judges poised to decide whether the state can implement the changes ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.
- Judges seized on ballot instructions that they said were explicitly political and didn’t mention race during closing arguments at the end of a three-day hearing Wednesday in the US District Court for the Central District of California.
- California Republicans seek a preliminary injunction to block the map that would advantage Golden State Democrats in the midterms.
- Map ...