Gerrymandering

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August 4, 2025
Tx Gov. Greg Abbott threatens to oust Democratic lawmakers who fled the state to block redistricting vote in Texas.
July 30, 2025
Texas GOP reveals redrawn congressional map adding five Republican-leaning districts, as Democrats warn of voter suppression.
March 29, 2024
Civil rights advocates blasted a federal court for upholding Florida’s congressional map, which they deem to be “unconstitutional."
Black man voting, theGrio.com
February 20, 2024
Wisconsin Democratic Governor Tony Evers is being praised for signing new legislative maps into place earlier this week.
November 26, 2023
The Wisconsin Supreme Court will soon make a decision on whether to strike down state Republican-drawn maps.
July 21, 2023
The plaintiffs in a redistricting case in Alabama say lawmakers defied a court ruling to give Black voters a second…
July 18, 2023
Trump received a letter informing him he is a target of the DOJ's investigation into efforts to undo the results…
August 8, 2022
Detroit may soon have fewer Black legislators in Michigan's capitol and no Black representation in Congress in over a half-century.
June 28, 2022
The Supreme Court put on hold a lower court ruling that Louisiana must draw new districts before elections to increase…
La. Gov. John Bel Edwards, theGrio.com
June 17, 2022
Judge Shelly Dick noted that approving a new congressional map in six days has been done by the Louisiana Legislature…
May 26, 2022
There are so many reasons to pay attention to local and state-level races in your state, even if you live…
A set of hands holds up signs reading "#FairMaps - Stop Gerrymandering"
April 19, 2022
Critics say that new maps drawn by Republicans in states from Florida to Texas are deliberate tools to suppress Black…
Pennsylvania Court thegrio.com
March 8, 2022
WASHINGTON (AP) — In a victory for Democrats, the Supreme Court has turned away efforts from Republicans in North Carolina
A Fair Maps Rally in front of the U.S. Supreme Court
February 16, 2022
Gerrymandering is a racist practice used by Republicans to reduce the number of Black candidates who can be elected to…
February 15, 2022
John Bel Edwards did not tell the media Monday if he will veto the bills, saying, "The simple answer: I…
COP26 Adaptation, Loss and Damage - Day Nine
January 13, 2022
Barack Obama writes his first op-ed since leaving the White House on the importance of voting rights in the face…
Voters In 14 States Head To The Polls On Super Tuesday
December 29, 2021
'Race-blind' redistricting maps are a lie, according to lawsuits. Several lawsuits suggest that Republican claims of racial fairness in drawing…
November 27, 2021
A heated debate is brewing over how to ensure racial and ethnic minority communities can elect the officeholders of their…
October 24, 2021
A group of Alabama residents and state lawmakers are advocating for changes to the state's congressional map to give Black…
October 24, 2021
Democrats, civil rights groups say veteran lawmakers don’t need a spreadsheet to know where voters varying backgrounds live in their…