Judge rules Ohio’s congressional map is unconstitutional
A three-judge panel of the U.S. District Court in Cincinnati ruled unanimously that district boundaries were manipulated for partisan gain by Republican mapmakers.
Eric Holder rules out 2020 run, says he’ll focus on redistricting
The Democrat said in a Monday opinion piece in The Washington Post that he'll focus on redistricting, the process of reconfiguring electoral districts.
In one Utah county, redrawing voting maps led to the historic shift for Navajo lawmakers
A historic shift took place in San Juan County, Utah, on Tuesday, when more than 100 years of control by white conservatives on the county commission came to an end.
Supreme Court justices rule for Texas redistricting plans
The Supreme Court is upholding Texas' use of electoral districts that a lower court struck down as racially discriminatory.
The Supreme Court is choosing not to take on a new case on partisan redistricting for now. Instead, the justices are sending a dispute over North Carolina's heavily Republican congressional districting map back to a lower court for more work.
The Supreme Court justices heard arguments Tuesday in the latest round of court action over Texas electoral districts that began in 2011.
The Supreme Court is taking up its second big partisan redistricting case of the term amid signs the justices could place limits on drawing maps for political gain.
Former Attorney General Eric Holder said Wednesday that he's considering running for office.
The Supreme Court agreed Friday to hear Texas' appeal to preserve congressional and legislative districts that a lower court struck down as racially discriminatory.
