Aug 06 Watch 10:18 How politicians are picking their voters with partisan redistricting By William Brangham, Kyle Midura Wednesday marks the anniversary of the Voting Rights Act, the law that ended the era of Jim Crow voting laws that blocked Black Americans from exercising their right to cast a ballot. But 60 years later, there’s renewed effort to… Continue watching
Aug 04 Watch 3:28 Texas Democrats leave state to stop GOP redistricting plan backed by Trump By Stephanie Sy, Solveig Rennan Democrats from the Texas House of Representatives have fled the state in order to block the passage of a new congressional map. The redistricting is a priority for President Trump, but critics call it gerrymandering and election-rigging. Stephanie Sy reports. Continue watching
Aug 04 Watch 5:07 Trump trying to ‘insulate himself from the will of the public,’ Texas Democrat says By Geoff Bennett, Ian Couzens Texas Democrats left the state to block a vote on a mid-decade redistricting plan that would benefit Republicans. Geoff Bennett discussed the move with Democratic state Rep. James Talarico, who is currently in Illinois. Continue watching
Aug 03 Texas Democrats leave the state in effort block vote on redrawn House map backed by Trump By Joey Cappelletti, Andrew DeMillo, Associated Press The dramatic move could expose Democrats to fines and other penalties — with the state's attorney general having previously threatened to arrest them if they took such an action. 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 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
Nov 06 In rare flip, Shomari Figures wins Alabama’s 2nd district By Joshua Barajas Shomari Figures won an Alabama congressional seat in a district that was redrawn last year after the Supreme Court weighed in on the key redistricting case. The nation’s highest court ordered the state to redraw its 2nd Congressional District, which… Continue reading
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
Feb 19 Democrats celebrate ‘major political victory’ as Wisconsin governor signs new legislative district maps into law By Scott Bauer, Associated Press Wisconsin's Democratic governor, Tony Evers, has signed new legislative district maps into law that he proposed and that the Republicans who control the Legislature passed to avoid having the liberal-leaning state Supreme Court draw the lines. Continue reading
Dec 28 Federal judge accepts redrawn Georgia congressional districts that will favor Republicans By Jeff Amy, Associated Press U.S. District Judge Steve Jones on Thursday rejected claims that the new maps didn't cure illegal vote dilution and should be rejected. Continue reading