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The US Justice Department has officially joined a legal challenge brought forward by California Republicans, seeking to block the California's newly approved electoral boundaries.

This legal action, filed in a US district court, targets the redistricting plan supported by the state's Democratic governor, which was developed in reaction against a GOP redistricting effort in Texas.

"The state's electoral map constitutes a brazen power grab that violates voting rights and mocks the electoral system," declared the US attorney general.

The Democratic party have voiced assurance that the new maps will withstand legal scrutiny.

"These opponents were defeated in the election and soon they will also lose in court," commented a spokesperson for Governor Newsom.

Constitutional Challenge

The lawsuit claims that California's map wrongfully utilized racial considerations to significantly advantage Hispanic voters in violation of the US Constitution.

"It is unconstitutional to use race as a substitute to further partisan goals, but that is exactly what the state legislature did with the redistricting measure," argued a senior official from the DOJ's civil rights unit.

Political Context

The legal battle represents the major counterpunch by the Democratic party in the continuing political battle that started with Texas and has spread across multiple states.

Unlike other states, where Republican state legislatures have implemented partisan maps, California's plan required public consent, which it obtained with approximately two-thirds of the vote.

Wider Consequences

The Democratic party need to flip just a small number of Republican-held House seats to gain majority of the House of Representatives in next year's midterm election.

The party that holds the controlling share will influence the final years of the sitting president's term, determining whether a GOP-controlled legislature will persist in implementing its political program or encounter opposition, investigations and potential additional obstacles.

• Legal counsel for the plaintiffs is being handled by a prominent law firm
• The managing partner currently serves as assistant attorney general
• However, this individual has been recused from this particular case