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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
North Carolina redistricting trial concludes
A federal trial over challenges to North Carolina’s congressional and legislative maps concluded in June, with...
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...
Florida Supreme Court upholds congressional map, eliminates majority-Black district
The court rejected a challenge to the state’s congressional map, a decision that weakens the influence of Black...
What is the Voting Rights Act of 1965?
President Lyndon B. Johnson signed into law one of the most significant pieces of civil rights...
Tarrant County seeks dismissal of racial gerrymandering lawsuit, faces second challenge
Tarrant County and County Judge Tim O'Hare filed a formal motion to dismiss a federal lawsuit on...
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