Topline The conservative-leaning Supreme Court gave few clues Tuesday whether they would soon deal a blow to the Voting Rights Act and its protections against racially discriminatory congressional map...
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Supreme Court Restores GOP-Drawn Louisiana Redistricting Map Originally Blocked For Racial Bias
Topline The Supreme Court on Tuesday temporarily reinstated a Republican-drawn redistricting map for Louisiana’s six House districts pending further review, pausing a preliminary injunction from a low...
Louisiana Can Keep Congressional Map That Allegedly Discriminates Against Black Voters, Appeals Court Rules
Topline Louisiana will keep a new congressional map that only has one majority-Black district in it—at least for now—after an appeals court late Thursday blocked a lower court ruling that found the ma...
14 States Significantly Miscounted In 2020 Census—But That Won’t Change Redistricting Plans
Topline The populations of at least 14 states were miscounted in the 2020 Census, a report released Thursday by the Census Bureau found, but the discovery will have no impact on the ongoing redistrict...
Florida Judge Blocks DeSantis Redistricting Map That Would Affect Black Voters
Topline A Florida judge said Wednesday he will reject a congressional map backed by Gov. Ron Desantis (R-Fla.), arguing the map violated the state constitution by disbanding a district with a large Bl...
DOJ Says Texas County’s Redistricting Plan Denies Equal Representation To Minority Voters
Topline The Department of Justice filed a lawsuit Thursday against Galveston County, Texas, alleging that its redistricting plan discriminates against Black and Hispanic voters by eliminating the only...