The California Republican Party said Wednesday it will sue to challenge the new congressional map approved by voters under Proposition 50 .

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 defendants.

The lawsuit argues that California's new congressional map, approved under Prop. 50, is unconstitutional.

"Specifically, the California Legislature violated the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments to the Constitution when it drew new congressional district lines based on race, specifically to favor Hispanic voters, w

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