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Wed Dec 3, 2025, 01:38 PM Wednesday

Right-Wing Legal Group Sues to Block California's Voter-Approved Congressional Map

https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/right-wing-legal-group-sues-to-block-californias-voter-approved-congressional-map/

A conservative legal group with a long record of attacking voting rights filed a lawsuit against California’s Proposition 50, seeking to block the state’s voter-approved congressional map.

The Public Interest Legal Foundation (PILF) — known for pushing aggressive lawsuits aiming to purge voter rolls and undermine federal voting protections — filed the new complaint Tuesday in federal court.

The lawsuit is the second aiming to overturn Proposition 50 since voters overwhelmingly passed it November 4.

The measure authorizes a temporary congressional map to counter the extreme gerrymandering demanded by President Donald Trump in Republican-controlled states, like Texas.

PILF has significant influence in Trump’s Washington, D.C. A former lawyer for the group now leads the voting section at the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ). And its founder, Christian Adams, was a member of Trump’s short-lived voter fraud commission, launched in 2017.

NEW: A right-wing legal group notorious for attacking voting rights filed a lawsuit against California’s Prop 50, arguing it violates the Constitution. They seek to block the voter-approved congressional map, despite overwhelming support for the measure.

Democracy Docket (@democracydocket.com) 2025-12-03T18:23:13.730477732Z
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They can cry harder JustAnotherGen Wednesday #1
Incompetence? yankee87 Wednesday #2
Counter suit? mwmisses4289 Wednesday #3
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