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."

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