California Gov. Gavin Newsom's redistricting plan is facing another bout of legal pushback, as state Republicans filed an emergency petition asking the California Supreme Court to block a November special election on the proposal.

Named Proposition 50, the redistricting measure, signed into law last week , would overhaul California's congressional map to make five GOP-held districts more favorable to Democrats. The move is being framed by Newsom and state Democrats as a direct response to Texas Republicans redrawing their own maps — under pressure from President Trump — to create five extra GOP-leaning districts.

But opponents argue that California's plan violates the state constitution and undermines an independent redistricting commission created by ballot initiative in the mid

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