California GOP to challenge redrawn congressional districts approved by voters in Prop 50 redistricting measure

The Dhillon Law Group, Assemblyman David Tangipa (R-Fresno), and other California GOP leaders announced the lawsuit the morning after Election Day. Tangipa, the state GOP and more than a dozen registered California voters are listed as plaintiffs, while Gov. Gavin Newsom and Secretary of State Shirley Weber are named as…

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California Republican Party files lawsuit aimed at blocking state’s new House maps

State Assemblyman David Tangipa, the lead plaintiff in the lawsuit, discussed it at morning press conference where he was joined by Corrin Rankin, chairwoman of the California Republican Party, and attorney Mike Columbo of the Dhillon Law Group. Eighteen California voters are also co-plaintiffs in the suit, which alleges that…

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GOP challenges Prop. 50 in court, hours after Democrats’ decisive victory

Assemblymember David Tangipa, R-Clovis, announced the complaint, in which he’s a plaintiff, at a press conference Wednesday morning at the state GOP headquarters on K Street. The suit, which is being funded by the National Republican Congressional Committee, names Gov. Gavin Newsom and Secretary of State Shirley Weber as defendants…

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