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
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