Federal Court Tosses GOP Lawsuit Against Missouri’s Gerrymander Referendum Effort
A federal judge Monday dismissed Missouri Republicans’ attempt to stop voters from pursuing a referendum against the state’s newly gerrymandered congressional map.
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Indiana Senate Committee Advances Trump-Demanded Gerrymander
President Donald Trump’s hopes for a wave of red-state gerrymanders to help Republicans maintain control of the U.S. House in 2026 took a step closer to reality Monday, as the Indiana Senate Elections Committee voted 6–3 to advance a controversial mid-decade redistricting bill that would all but guarantee the GOP wins all nine of the state’s congressional […]
Indiana’s GOP Shows Us the Future of Gerrymandering — And It’s Grim: A Conversation With Election Law Expert Luis Fuentes-Rohwer
Indiana has rapidly become the latest flashpoint in the GOP’s national push to engineer aggressive mid-decade gerrymanders. Few states illustrate the immense costs to voters and how far lawmakers are willing to go to appease President Donald Trump.
Utah Judge Rejects GOP Bid to Block Fairer Map for 2026 Elections
A Utah judge refused to halt her landmark ruling that struck down the GOP-led legislature’s gerrymander.
States Push Back Against Trump DOJ Lawsuits Seeking Millions of Voters’ Private Data
The U.S. Department of Justice sued six more states this week in its escalating effort to force election officials to hand over unredacted voter information. State election leaders say the DOJ’s sweeping demand for voters’ names, addresses, birth dates and identification numbers threatens their personal privacy, state sovereignty and the security of U.S. elections.
SCOTUS Ruling on Texas Gerrymander Could Be Good News for California’s New Map
In a surprising twist, the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent decision to let Texas use its mid-decade gerrymander for the 2026 midterm elections may end up strengthening California’s defense of its voter-approved map.
Right-Wing Legal Group Sues to Block California’s Voter-Approved Congressional Map
A conservative legal group with a long record of attacking voting rights filed a lawsuit against California’s Proposition 50, seeking to block the state’s voter-approved congressional map.
DOJ Sues Six More States in Sweeping Push to Obtain Unredacted Voter Rolls
The Justice Department launched a new wave of lawsuits against six more Democratic-led states Tuesday — escalating a federal effort to seize unredacted information from millions of voters.
Trump Claims Former President Joe Biden’s Pardons Are Invalid
President Donald Trump falsely claimed Tuesday that all pardons and commutations signed by former President Joe Biden are “invalid” because they were allegedly authorized using the autopen.
Indiana Republicans Aim to Sideline Courts to Protect their Gerrymander
When Indiana’s GOP supermajority opened an early legislative session Monday, Democrats expected a gerrymander favoring Republicans.