The US Department of Justice (DOJ) joined a lawsuit on Thursday over the redrawing of California’s congressional districts, requesting that the state be enjoined from using it in the 2026 election.

DOJ stated in the complaint:

Although the Supreme Court has allowed race-conscious redistricting to rectify prior violations of the Voting Rights Act, the Department of Justice has approved California’s pre-existing election system as recently as President Barack Obama’s term.

The 991-page lawsuit alleged that the redrawing of the House map is racial gerrymandering. DOJ stated that the map violates the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment of the Constitution because it treats people as “components of a racial…class” and not as individuals.

Additionally, the map allegedly violate

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