Mississippi governor calls special session for judicial redistricting
Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves announced plans to convene a special legislative session to redraw the state’s judicial districts.
Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves announced plans to convene a special legislative session to redraw the state’s judicial districts.
Less than 24 hours after approval, a Virginia state court halted the implementation of newly approved congressional maps.
The Maryland General Assembly passed the Voting Rights Act of 2026 (SB 255) during its legislative session.
Redrawn boundaries divide Kansas City, shifting the seat currently held by Rep. Emanuel Cleaver.
Florida begins a special session on Tuesday, April 28 to overhaul the state’s congressional districts.
The move preserves the map approved by California voters under Proposition 50, enabling the state to use the new districts in...
Does the State’s intentional creation of a second majority‑minority congressional district violate the Fourteenth or Fifteenth Amendments to the U.S....
A lower federal court had earlier blocked the map, ruling it “likely discriminates” against Black and Latino voters by manipulating...
At the heart of the dispute is whether the Republican-led General Assembly illegally diluted the power of Black voters when...
U.S. Representative David Scott, a veteran Democrat who broke barriers as the first Black chairman of the House Agriculture Committee,...

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