Jul 30 Texas Republicans push new congressional map creating more GOP seats By Joey Cappelletti, John Hanna, Nadia Lathan, Associated Press Texas Republicans have proposed a new congressional map that creates five additional GOP-leaning districts as they brace for a challenging midterm election in 2026. Continue reading
Jul 17 Florida Supreme Court upholds congressional map that eliminates a majority-Black district By Curt Anderson, Associated Press The court, dominated by DeSantis appointees, upheld the state's congressional redistricting map, rejecting a challenge over the elimination of a majority-Black district. Continue reading
Jun 27 Supreme Court calls for new arguments in case on Louisiana’s second majority Black congressional district By Associated Press The case is being closely watched because at arguments in March several of the court’s conservative justices suggested they could vote to throw out the map and make it harder, if not impossible, to bring redistricting lawsuits under the Voting… Continue reading
Jun 16 Redistricting trial begins in North Carolina over allegations that GOP-enacted maps erode Black voting power By Gary D. Robertson, Associated Press Republican leaders counter that lawfully partisan — and not racial — considerations helped inform their decision-making. Continue reading
Mar 24 Watch 5:00 What justices said during a critical Supreme Court hearing on redistricting and race By Geoff Bennett, Ali Schmitz The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments in a key redistricting case that could reshape how states draw districts by race. A group of voters identifying as "non-African American" argues Louisiana's congressional map, which created two majority-Black districts after a federal… Continue watching
May 23 Supreme Court finds no bias against Black voters in a South Carolina congressional district By Mark Sherman, Associated Press The Supreme Court has preserved a Republican-held South Carolina congressional district, rejecting a lower-court ruling that the district discriminated against Black voters. Continue reading
Apr 30 U.S. judges reject a map that would have given Louisiana a new majority-Black House district By Kevin McGill, Associated Press Tuesday's decision fuels new uncertainty about district boundaries as the state prepares for fall congressional elections. Challengers of the new map said it amounted to an unconstitutional gerrymander designed specifically with race in mind. Continue reading
Jan 18 Why the battle over Louisiana’s voting map could have national election implications By Roby Chavez Lawmakers face a Jan. 30 deadline to submit a redesign of the state’s six congressional districts after a federal court said the current map violates the Voting Rights Act by diluting the power of Black voters. Continue reading
Dec 22 Wisconsin Supreme Court calls for legislative maps to be redrawn in case brought by Democrats By Scott Bauer, Associated Press The Wisconsin Supreme Court said it will proceed with adopting remedial maps in time for the 2024 election unless the Republican-controlled Legislature can pass maps that Evers will sign. Evers vetoed the current maps. Continue reading
Nov 04 Watch 6:55 How states are using legislative privilege to drag out redistricting lawsuits By John Yang, Harry Zahn In 2021, each state redrew its congressional district lines to reflect the 2020 census results. Two years later, the maps in many states are the subjects of lawsuits alleging that they dilute Black and Latino votes. A ProPublica investigation shows… Continue watching