LOS ANGELES – The California State Supreme Court denied a challenge from Republican state lawmakers to block Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom's proposal to redistrict California's congressional map .

An Aug. 20 order from six of the seven justices said that Sens. Tony Strickland and Suzette Martinez Valladares along with Assemblymembers Tri Ta and Kathryn Sanchez "failed to meet their burden of establishing a basis for relief."

The order showed no dissents but said that Justice Carol Corrigan, the only Republican appointee on the court, was absent and did not participate.

The lawsuit , filed Monday, Aug. 18, challenged the bills to put the proposal to a vote in a Nov. 4 special election on California State Constitutional grounds, claiming that the initiative did not meet the 30-day t

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