A bombshell Supreme Court ruling Wednesday that struck down Louisiana’s congressional map and gutted the Voting Rights Act ...

The historic Supreme Court ruling limiting part of the Voting Rights Act may have reshaped California’s redistricting fight ...

Within an hour of polls closing in California, Gov. Gavin Newsom declared victory for Prop. 50 at the California Democratic Party’s headquarters in downtown Sacramento. “No crowns, no thrones, no ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Gov. Gavin Newsom headlines a Nov. 2 rally promoting Proposition 50 in Los Angeles. Its passage underscores the need for ...

A federal court Wednesday rejected legal challenges to Proposition 50, which California voters approved last November to proceed with newly drawn congressional district maps for the 2026 midterm ...

Former President Barack Obama gave his explicit blessing to Gov. Gavin Newsom’s Prop. 50 redistricting measure, the governor revealed in an interview. Newsom was “very nervous” calling Obama for ...

Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco has told the state Supreme Court he is not bound by California AG Rob Bonta's order to ...

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Just last week California’s secretary of state officially certified that nearly two-thirds of Californians voted to ...

(INSIDE CALIFORNIA POLITICS) — A court fight that could shape control of Congress began today in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. The lawsuit challenges California’s newly approved gerrymandered ...

A panel of federal judges on Wednesday upheld California's voter-approved measure that temporarily redraws congressional lines to favor Democrats. Proposition 50 was originally introduced as a ...

This story is free to read because readers choose to support LAist. If you find value in independent local reporting, make a donation to power our newsroom today. Just last week California’s secretary ...