Jun 08 Watch 6:30 Supreme Court rules Alabama’s congressional map discriminates against Black voters By Geoff Bennett, Saher Khan The Supreme Court struck down Republican-drawn congressional districts in Alabama that civil rights activists say discriminated against Black voters. The ruling was a surprising departure from opinions over the past decade narrowing the scope of the Voting Rights Act. Geoff… Continue watching
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
Dec 07 Watch 8:22 Supreme Court considers state lawmakers’ authority over voting rules The Supreme Court on Wednesday heard arguments in a case that could have far-reaching effects and dramatically reshape the country’s elections. It involves whether state lawmakers have absolute authority to shape election districts and hinges on interpretations of wording in… Continue watching
Dec 04 Supreme Court to hear arguments in North Carolina redistricting case By Mark Sherman, Associated Press The Supreme Court is about to confront a new elections case, a Republican-led challenge asking the justices for a novel ruling that could significantly increase the power of state lawmakers over elections for Congress and the presidency. Continue reading
Oct 04 LISTEN: Supreme Court hears arguments on Alabama election redistricting By Mark Sherman, Associated Press The Supreme Court on Tuesday took up an Alabama redistricting case that could have far-reaching effects on minority voting power across the United States and seemed likely to divide the court along ideological lines. Continue reading
Jul 03 Abortion ruling puts spotlight on gerrymandered legislatures By David A. Lieb, Associated Press Whether those elected officials are truly representative of the people is a matter of debate, thanks to another high court decision that has enabled control of state legislatures to be skewed to the right or left. Continue reading
Jun 30 Supreme Court to hear appeal from North Carolina Republicans that could limit state court authority By Associated Press The Supreme Court has agreed to hear an appeal from North Carolina Republicans that could drastically limit state court authority over congressional redistricting, as well as elections for Congress and the presidency. Continue reading
May 20 Florida appeals court reinstates DeSantis congressional map that could favor Republicans By Associated Press A state appeals court has reinstated a new congressional map drawn by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis' staff that could diminish Florida's Black representation in Washington, a week after a lower court judge said the map was unconstitutional. Continue reading
May 18 In GOP victory, Kansas Supreme Court upholds Republican congressional map By John Hanna, Associated Press Kansas' highest court has upheld a Republican redistricting law that makes it harder for the only Democrat in the state's congressional delegation to win reelection. Continue reading