Federal judge rules Alabama Senate map violates Voting Rights Act, orders new majority-Black district
A federal judge ruled Friday that Alabama’s current state Senate district map violates Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act of...
A federal judge ruled Friday that Alabama’s current state Senate district map violates Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act of...
Plaintiffs claim the 2022 district map dilutes Black voters in Pinellas and Hillsborough counties, violating the Equal Protection Clause and...
The civil rights group argues the state has engaged in racial gerrymandering to prevent Black voters from electing candidates of...
California voters will decide on Proposition 50 in November, which would shift redistricting power to the legislature if approved.
The U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a ruling blocking Louisiana’s legislative maps, finding the state ‘packed’ and ‘cracked’...
These states include North Dakota, South Dakota, Iowa, Nebraska, Missouri, Arkansas, and Minnesota.
A panel of three district court judges in the Northern District of Alabama issued an injunction to keep in place a congressional...
The court rejected a challenge to the state’s congressional map, a decision that weakens the influence of Black voters in the state.
President Lyndon B. Johnson signed into law one of the most significant pieces of civil rights legislation ever passed by...
Tarrant County and County Judge Tim O'Hare filed a formal motion to dismiss a federal lawsuit on August 1, 2025 brought...

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