Federal authorities have officially joined a legal challenge brought forward by California Republicans, aiming to halt the California's recently passed electoral boundaries.
This legal action, submitted to federal court, challenges the redistricting plan supported by the state's Democratic governor, which was developed in response to a Republican-led gerrymander in Texas.
"The state's electoral map represents a blatant attempt to seize control that tramples on civil rights and mocks the electoral system," stated the US attorney general.
Democrats have voiced assurance that the new maps will withstand legal scrutiny.
"The plaintiffs were defeated in the election and they are likely to face defeat in the judicial system," commented a spokesperson for Governor Newsom.
The lawsuit claims that California's map wrongfully utilized race as a factor to significantly advantage Hispanic voters in contravention of the federal constitution.
"Race cannot be used as a substitute to further partisan goals, but that is precisely what the California General Assembly did with Proposition 50," stated a senior official from the Civil Rights Division.
The legal battle represents the major response by the Democratic party in the ongoing political battle that began in Texas and has spread across various parts of the country.
Unlike other states, where GOP-controlled legislatures have enacted gerrymanders, California's plan needed public consent, which it obtained with approximately two-thirds of the vote.
The Democratic party need to flip just a handful of Republican-held House seats to gain majority of the House of Representatives in next year's midterm election.
The party that holds the majority will shape the remaining period of the sitting president's term, determining whether a GOP-controlled legislature will persist in implementing its agenda or face resistance, investigations and possible additional obstacles.
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