NAACP challenges Missouri special legislative session in lawsuit over redistricting
The NAACP has filed a lawsuit in Cole County Circuit Court seeking to block Missouri Governor Mike Kehoe’s special legislative...
Texas House advances new election map; Senate approves plan to Governor’s desk
The new map aims to flip five Democratic-held U.S. House seats in the 2026 midterm elections.
Federal judge rules Mississippi Supreme Court election map dilutes Black voters, violates Voting Rights Act, and orders maps to be redrawn
A federal judge has ruled that Mississippi's current Supreme Court electoral map unlawfully dilutes the voting power of Black citizens,...
WWI’s Harlem Hellfighters honored with Congressional Gold Medal
The 369th Infantry Regiment has been formally awarded the prestigious Congressional Gold Medal—one of the highest honors in the United...
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...
Federal judges uphold Florida Senate map, reject Black voter dilution claims
Plaintiffs claim the 2022 district map dilutes Black voters in Pinellas and Hillsborough counties, violating the Equal Protection Clause and...
NAACP asks court to block new Texas congressional map
The civil rights group argues the state has engaged in racial gerrymandering to prevent Black voters from electing candidates of...
California ballot measure proposes new congressional map in response to Texas’ mid-decade redistricting
California voters will decide on Proposition 50 in November, which would shift redistricting power to the legislature if approved.
Appeals court panel affirms Louisiana’s legislative map violate the Voting Rights Act
The U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a ruling blocking Louisiana’s legislative maps, finding the state ‘packed’ and ‘cracked’...
Court orders Alabama to use congressional map through 2030 with two Black-majority districts, rejects preclearance request
A panel of three district court judges in the Northern District of Alabama issued an injunction to keep in place a congressional...
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