Oct 11 Watch 5:00 Supreme Court hears arguments in key racial gerrymandering case from South Carolina By Geoff Bennett, Saher Khan, Marcia Coyle The Supreme Court heard arguments in a key racial gerrymandering case out of South Carolina. The state redrew its congressional map and moved thousands of Black voters out of a competitive district, making it reliably Republican and diluting the Black… Continue watching
Oct 11 LISTEN: Supreme Court hears case about gerrymandering affecting Black voters in South Carolina By Mark Sherman, Associated Press The Supreme Court on Wednesday seemed likely to preserve the Republican hold on a South Carolina congressional district against a claim that it treats Black voters unfairly. The outcome could shape the fight for partisan control of the House of… Continue reading
Sep 05 Voting rights groups move to dismiss their lawsuit challenging gerrymandered Ohio congressional map By Julie Carr Smyth, Associated Press Attorneys for the League of Women Voters of Ohio and others told the Ohio Supreme Court Tuesday that prolonging the legal wrangling over U.S. House districts isn't in the best interests of Ohio voters. Continue reading
Aug 09 Lawsuit says Tennessee’s US House and state Senate maps discriminate against communities of color By Jonathan Mattise, Associated Press In a federal lawsuit filed Wednesday, a variety of civil rights groups and voters say the redistricting tactic has violated the 14th and 15th amendments by diluting the power of Black voters and other communities of color. Continue reading
Aug 02 Wisconsin lawsuit asks new liberal-controlled Supreme Court to toss Republican-drawn congressional maps By Scott Bauer, Associated Press The long-promised action from a coalition of law firms and voting rights groups comes the day after the Wisconsin Supreme Court flipped from a conservative to liberal majority. Continue reading
Jul 11 Utah high court scrutinizes process that sliced state’s most Democrat-heavy county into 4 districts By Sam Metz, Associated Press State Supreme Court justices lobbed questions Tuesday at attorneys for the state and the seven voters suing over maps they claim dilute their voting power and violate the state constitution. Continue reading
Jun 27 Watch 5:13 Supreme Court rejects legal theory that could have thrown 2024 election into disarray By Geoff Bennett, Saher Khan The Supreme Court rejected a legal theory that state legislatures have almost unlimited power to decide the rules for federal elections and draw partisan congressional maps without interference from state courts. Trump allies raised the theory as part of an… Continue watching
Jun 26 Supreme Court lifts hold on Louisiana redistricting case that could boost power of Black voters By Associated Press Lower courts had ruled the maps raised concerns that Black voting power had been diluted. Continue reading
Feb 02 Florida city starts legal fight highlighting local gerrymandering By Ayanna Alexander, Associated Press Political map drawing for congressional and state legislative seats captures wide attention after new census numbers are released every 10 years. Continue reading
Jan 06 Judges rule South Carolina racially gerrymandered U.S. House district By James Pollard, Jeffrey Collins, Associated Press Federal judges ordered South Carolina lawmakers to draw new congressional maps, ruling Friday that the U.S. House district lines of a seat flipped by Democrats four years ago were intentionally redrawn to split Black neighborhoods to dilute their voting power. Continue reading