Mississippi DeSoto County Judicial Subdistrict Challenge
Foster et al v. The State of Mississippi et al
An anti-voting lawsuit seeking to dismantle the only majority-Black judicial subdistrict in DeSoto county for the 2026 midterms.
Court Cases
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Mississippi DeSoto County Redistricting Challenge
Harris v. DeSoto County
Lawsuit filed by DeSoto County NAACP, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. and two voters against DeSoto County, DeSoto County Board of Supervisors, DeSoto County Election Commission and DeSoto County Circuit Clerk Dale Thompson challenging the county’s 2022 redistricting plan.
Mississippi Supreme Court Redistricting Challenge
White v. State Board of Election Commissioners
Lawsuit filed on behalf of Black Mississippians challenging the districts used for electing justices to the Mississippi Supreme Court.
Mississippi Legislative Redistricting Challenge
Mississippi State Conference of the NAACP v. State Board of Election Commissioners
Lawsuit filed on behalf of the Mississippi State Conference of the NAACP and voters challenging state Senate and House maps.
Mississippi Congressional Redistricting Challenge
Buck v. Reeves
Lawsuit filed by individual voters against the Mississippi secretary of state, governor and attorney general and others challenging Mississippi’s congressional map drawn with 2000 census data for violating Section 2 of the VRA.
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