Redistricting Wars Spread Nationwide
The California fight is one of many legal battles erupting across the country as both parties fight for control of Congress. The U.S. Supreme Court launched its October 2025 term by taking up Louisiana’s congressional map, which includes two majority-Black districts — a case that could determine the future of the Voting Rights Act.
Newsom’s office responded to the DOJ lawsuit with a terse one-line dismissal: “These losers lost at the ballot box, and soon they will also lose in court.”
In a social media post Thursday, California Attorney General Pamela Bondi blasted Newsom, saying he should “focus on keeping Californians safe and shutting down antifa violence, not rigging his state for political gain.”
The DOJ declined to comment further.
The federal government is represented by Jesus A. Osete, Matthew Zandi, Maureen Riordan, Andrew Braniff, David Goldman, Joshua R. Zuckerman and Greta Gieseke of the DOJ’s Civil Rights Division, with Bilal A. Essayli and Julie A. Hamill of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Central District of California.
Counsel for the defendants was not available Thursday.
