Feb 10 Florida Supreme Court refuses Gov. DeSantis question on redrawing Black districts By Brendan Farrington, Associated Press The Florida Supreme Court is telling Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis it will not answer his question on whether a Black congressman's district is unconstitutional. Continue reading
Feb 09 Civil rights groups worry Black districts may face increased GOP scrutiny after recent Supreme Court ruling on voting rights laws By Nicholas Riccardi, Brendan Farrington, Associated Press In Florida, GOP Gov. Ron DeSantis took the unusual step last month of asking the state Supreme Court whether a Democrat's plurality-Black congressional district could be broken into whiter — and more Republican — districts. Continue reading
Feb 08 Watch 5:59 Supreme Court sides with Alabama Republicans despite impact on Black voters By Geoff Bennett, Saher Khan, Ian Couzens A new ruling from the U.S. Supreme Court has major implications for voting rights in this country. The court on Monday reinstated Alabama’s congressional map, one that a lower court had found racially discriminates against Black voters. Janai Nelson, associate… Continue watching
Feb 07 Supreme Court keeps in place Alabama’s Republican-drawn electoral map By Mark Sherman, Jessica Gresko, Associated Press The Supreme Court has put on hold a lower court ruling that Alabama must draw new congressional districts before the 2022 elections, boosting Republican chances to hold six of the state’s seven seats in the House of Representatives. Continue reading
Jan 25 Watch 6:21 How the 2020 census data has started new gerrymandering battles All across the country, states are busy at work redrawing congressional lines that will help determine the balance of power in Washington for the next decade. To check in on the status of this reapportionment in some key states based… Continue watching
Jan 16 Watch 7:54 States redraw districts ahead of midterms By PBS NewsHour Several states across the country have redrawn legislative districts on the basis of the 2020 census. In Michigan, the lines were drawn for the first time by an independent commission made up of citizens. NewsHour Weekend's Christopher Booker has an… Continue watching
Jan 05 Tlaib will run for newly redistricted Detroit-area seat By David Eggert, Associated Press Rep. Rashida Tlaib says she will seek reelection in a new Detroit-area seat created through redistricting, an announcement that came hours after fellow Democratic Rep. Brenda Lawrence said she will retire from Congress. Continue reading
Dec 31 Watch 12:15 Brooks and Capehart on how American democracy fared in 2021, and their hopes for 2022 New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post columnist Jonathan Capehart join Amna Nawaz to discuss the year in politics, including the Jan. 6 insurrection and response, the social and political effect of the pandemic, how voting laws were… Continue watching
Dec 09 Redistricting is resulting in fewer Congressional swing seats – and more political polarization By Nicholas Riccardi, Associated Press One casualty of this year's congressional redistricting process across the country is the swing seat in a House district. Continue reading
Sep 25 Watch 12:20 In Michigan, an effort to take politics out of redistricting By Christopher Booker, Sam Weber In a gerrymandered state, it's not unusual to see towns carved in half and shared school districts split into different political districts. This is by no means accidental — the redistricting process has long been conducted behind closed doors, under… Continue watching