Trump started a redistricting war. Now 1 in 10 Americans are in new House districts
Over 10% of U.S. residents now live in a different congressional district after an unparalleled deluge of mid-decade partisan redistricting.
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Wisconsin Supreme Court hears challenges to pro-GOP congressional gerrymander
The Wisconsin Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday in two cases challenging the state’s congressional map as a gerrymander that advantages Republicans. If the court were to rule for the plaintiffs, the state could have more Democratic-friendly districts for the 2028 elections.
Missouri election officials rush to ready ballots after a year of turmoil over gerrymandered map
After Missouri’s year-long fight over a gerrymandered congressional map, local election officials are scrambling to finalize ballots after the legal battle blew past deadlines for them to be done.
Missouri Republicans ask federal court to block future redistricting opposition
Missouri Republicans are once again asking a federal court to rule against their redistricting opponents — even after the GOP already struck out at the Missouri Supreme Court and the U.S. Supreme Court, and even as local election officials prepare to send out ballots to voters later this week.
Missouri voters seek $80 million in damages after Secretary of State Denny Hoskins’ redistricting debacle
They argue Hoskins’ decision to reject the referendum and his participation in a chaotic legal battle to try to keep the gerrymandered map in play this November amounted to a violation of his responsibilities as the state’s top election official.
This week at Democracy Docket: Final arguments on Trump’s mail voting order — plus a huge win for Missouri voters
The fate of access to the ballot in the 2026 midterm elections now sits in the hands of the U.S. Supreme Court.
Trump’s latest plan to rig the congressional map for Republicans long after he’s gone
His administration this week proposed a set of changes to the 2030 census that would for the first time exclude non-U.S. citizens from the population count. The proposal would also eliminate key race and ethnicity questions.
Republicans in Texas county can’t swap voting maps between primary and general election, state Supreme Court says
The Texas Supreme Court blocked Galveston County Republicans from switching local voting maps between the primary and November election, rejecting an unprecedented strategy to maximize partisan advantage at voters’ expense.
Indiana Redistricting foe declared election winner in blow to Trump gerrymander push
An Indiana state senator who bucked President Trump’s demand for a gerrymandered congressional map in the state will likely keep his seat after the state Supreme Court Thursday declared him the victor in an extremely close primary race.
Missouri’s top election official held in contempt for defying court’s gerrymander order
Missouri’s Supreme Court held the state’s top election official in contempt Thursday for defying its order not to use a gerrymandered map for the upcoming midterm election. The development was the latest embarrassment for Secretary of State Denny Hoskins (R), after being thwarted in his attempt to force the gerrymander on Missourians. Hoskins entered the […]