The California Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected an effort by Republican legislators to delay Democrats from gerrymandering the state's congressional districts. The justices said the legal challenge, filed earlier this week, "failed to meet their burden of establishing a basis for relief at this time under" the California Constitution.

California Democrats proposed a redistricting plan that would conceivably take five congressional seats away from Republicans.

California Democrats introduced a plan last week that could slash five Republican-held House seats in the liberal-leaning state while bolstering Democratic incumbents in other battleground districts.

The California Supreme Court cleared the way for Democrats to move forward with a plan to redraw congressional districts Thursday.

The court said the petitioners “failed to meet their burden of establishing a basis for relief at this time” under the state’s constitution.

California’s Democratic Legislature is expected to counter Texas’ mid-decade redraw of its congressional map with one of its own.

Republican lawmakers in California filed a lawsuit on Tuesday asking the state Supreme Court to step in and stop Democrats from moving forward with a plan to redraw congressional districts by delaying key votes at the state Capitol this week.

Lawsuit filed by Water Audit California, Bring Back the Kern and other public interest groups against city of Bakersfield for “dewatering” the river. 2023: