As hearings began Tuesday in California's efforts to redistrict, California Republicans filed suit asking the state Supreme Court to put a stop to it all.
Part of the California Republicans’ complaint is that Gov. Gavin Newsom's redistricting plan is unconstitutional because it doesn’t give 30 days for public review.
"Instead of a months-long transparent and participatory process overseen by an independent citizens redistricting commission for such a sensitive matter, the public would be presented instead with an up or down vote on maps unilaterally prepared in secret by the Legislature," the lawsuit says.
California’s push to redistrict is a response to redistricting efforts in Texas, where it is intended to turn five congressional seats Republican. It's a move President Trump asked Te