The Supreme Court called it chaos then. What does it call it now?

The shadow docket has grown in scope and importance in a range of areas of the law. But none has been as important or as overlooked as the area of redistricting.

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Voting rights groups accuse Tennessee GOP of racially targeting Black voters in latest gerrymander lawsuit

The NAACP and a coalition of pro-voting groups filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday challenging Tennessee’s new Republican congressional gerrymander that dismantled the state’s only majority-Black district just days after the U.S. Supreme Court gutted the Voting…

After Missouri Supreme Court ruling, state drags feet to deny voters a voice on gerrymander

When the Missouri Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that the state does not have to pause implementation of a pro-GOP gerrymander despite a pending challenge to the map, it sent a clear message: Republicans have the greenlight…

Georgia counties to sue over new election law targeting Democratic areas

The law has been criticized by lawmakers and voting rights advocates for attempting to dilute the voting power of Black voters, since it only applies to five specific counties.