Redistricting

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September 5, 2023
A Florida redistricting plan pushed by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis violates the state constitution and is prohibited from being used for any…
August 16, 2023
Voting rights groups that sued state officials over a Florida redistricting plan championed by Gov. Ron DeSantis have agreed to…
August 15, 2023
Federal judges reviewing Alabama's new congressional map on Monday sharply questioned if state lawmakers ignored the court's directive to create…
July 31, 2023
Voting rights activists are returning to court to fight Alabama's redrawn congressional districts, saying state Republicans failed to follow federal court…
July 24, 2023
The fight over whether Alabama's congressional map complies with the Voting Rights Act of 1965 now shifts back to federal court.
Black Voters Matter Group Gathers In Selma For March To Montgomery
July 20, 2023
Facing an order to draw new congressional district lines, Alabama Republicans advanced dueling proposals on Wednesday that boost the number…
July 18, 2023
Alabama Republicans, under orders of the U.S. Supreme Court to redraw congressional districts to give minority voters a greater voice in elections,…
June 12, 2023
The 2022 elections marked the first using new voting districts drawn from updated census data. Those districts typically last for…
NAACP President Cornell William Brooks Discusses August March From Selma To D.C.
December 21, 2022
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi is perpetuating a legacy of racial discrimination because lawmakers failed to draw enough majority-Black districts
South Carolina voting maps
November 29, 2022
According to a NAACP lawsuit, the new boundaries unconstitutionally split Black voters in the state’s 1st, 2nd and 5th Districts.
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…
June 11, 2022
The order from the 5th U.S. Court of Appeals is the latest move in a legal battle between Republicans and…
June 6, 2022
The ruling to keep the governor's redistricting map in place breaks up the district represented by Congressman Al Lawson, a…
May 26, 2022
There are so many reasons to pay attention to local and state-level races in your state, even if you live…
April 18, 2022
The Wisconsin Supreme Court on Friday adopted Republican-drawn maps for the state Legislature, handing the GOP a victory just weeks…
March 25, 2022
A third lawsuit has been filed by the Biden administration regarding Texas redistricting maps which have been deemed discriminatory.
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…