🚨 BREAKING: The California Supreme Court has DENIED the GOP's emergency petition to block CA's new redistricting plan

[In It to Win It]

Related post: California Republicans sue to block Democratic redistricting plan

Marc Elias
‪@marcelias.bsky.social‬

🚨BREAKING: The California Supreme Court has DENIED the GOP's emergency petition to block the state’s new redistricting plan, ruling that GOP lawmakers had “failed to meet their burden of establishing a basis for relief” under the state Constitution.

Follow @democracydocket.com for full details.

[UTUSN]

1. K&R

[Lovie777]

2. Democracy....................

Ballet allows California's residence to vote yes or no.

Texas, no ballet, plus they are cutting and or downsizing over 100 polling places. Fascism galore.

[WestMichRad]

15. Over 100 polling places in ONE county.

There will be more closed.

[Chemical Bill]

23. Cutting polling places.

Shades of The Conyers Report.

[BootinUp]

3. Sad trombone. nt

[Cha]

4. Yay.. TY, Marc Elias, & CASC!

[calimary]

7. Marc Elias and friends know their stuff!

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: I’m mighty glad they’re on OUR side!

[ancianita]

18. ...

https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=20578130

[ancianita]

19. ...

https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=20578130

[Cha]

24. Mahalo, ancianita... good to know

what actually happened.

[Figarosmom]

5. Good so far

They will refill I'm guessing.

[LastLiberal in PalmSprings]

6. I'm glad I live here.

Sure, it has its faults -- our seasons are fire, mudslides and earthquakes -- but its diversity and richness in people and scenic beauty, when combined with a governor who is firing drones up Dementia Don's fat ass, makes it an exciting place to live.

I lived in South Carolina for a while, a state which is literally stuck in the Civil War. My landlord, whose great-great-grandfather was a commadore in the Confederate navy, spent two hours explaining in excruciating detail how the Confederacy was winning the war before it was paused. He was MAGA before MAGA was cool.

Moving to California -- as challenging as it has been at times -- was a breath of fresh air.

Did I mention that California has the fourth largest GDP in the world? That its share of the national GDP is nearly 15%? That it paid ~$234.5 billion in federal taxes last year?

For comparison, Texas contributes approximately 8.2% of all federal income taxes collected in the United States -- ~$128 billion last year.

Give them hell, Gavin! We've got your back!

[calimary]

8. And we've got your back in Oregon, too!

[SheltieLover]

9. Excellent!

[Jack Valentino]

10. PFFFFFFFFFTTTTT!!!!!! GOOD!

Another baseless GQP lawsuit shut down....

[BaronChocula]

11. But nice try fuckers

You're not in alabamy anymore. Your legalese fresh out of the mouths of this morning's fox and friends don't work in Cali.

[Oopsie Daisy]

12. Nelson: Ha -ha! 🤪🤣😂😁😄

[pioche4]

13. All In...Redistrict as many seats as possible IMHO

[WestMichRad]

14. How is it they get a ruling on a bill that was only signed into law today?

Seems like it takes us weeks, if not months, to get our cases hear, and then it has to wind its way up the appeals process. Yeah, different courts and all, but still…
Hardly seems to me like a case that is a hair on fire emergency that would merit their top court’s immediate attention.

[oasis]

16. That's that!

[ancianita]

17. There's nothing about this ruling on Democracy Docket's Home Page; it's just listed under "Cases"

https://www.democracydocket.com

It was the Dhillon Law Group that argued for petitioners before the CA Supreme Court, and the Elias Group isn't listed. It was likely the AG Bonta's team who represented the State of California, and Marc Elias just reported on the case and its outcome.

https://www.democracydocket.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/1-2025-08-18-Petition.pdf

[FakeNoose]

20. Yes it was posted in the California forum

https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/california-democrats-pass-redistricting-bill-to-counter-trumps-texas-gerrymander/

I'm not sure what time you checked, but this was posted today 8-21-35.

[ancianita]

21. Thanks. I saw the case listed on Democracy Docket's content bar as "Cases." But the Elias Group

didn't represent anyone; they're just reporting. Though they're not listed on court filings or the judge's Order, it was likely CA's AG Bonta whose legal team represented the State of California.

[markodochartaigh]

22. Looks like a positive development! But,

can the Republicans appeal it to the Kremlin?

/s