In blow to Trump, South Carolina lawmakers drop bid to pass gerrymander for midterms
South Carolina is the first state to fail in passing a new map in Trump’s gerrymander war since the Supreme Court’s Callais decision came down in late April.
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Court blocks Alabama racial gerrymander from being used in 2026 elections
A federal district court Tuesday blocked Alabama from using its 2023 congressional map in this year’s midterm elections, after plaintiffs in a long-running legal challenge asked the court for an emergency order halting the last-minute gerrymander.
CBC blocks SCORE Act vote on college athlete pay in response to GOP’s southern redistricting wave
The CBC’s Rep. Shomari Figures (D-Ala.) has pulled support of the SCORE Act, which he helped draft, due to the GOP’s redistricting war impacts on his state.
This week at Democracy Docket: Election denialism is alive and well in Georgia and Pennsylvania — while Trump’s DOJ continues to stumble
If you thought President Donald Trump’s deep unpopularity might be moving GOP voters away from election denialism, this week suggested you should think again.
Maryland may actually redistrict this year, after state senate leader shifts tone
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore said that this “represents a very welcome shift” that “understands the urgency of this moment.”
Louisiana redistricting: State House panel advances GOP gerrymandering, erasing majority-Black district
Louisiana’s House and Governmental Affairs Committee approved a new congressional map eliminating one of Louisiana’s two majority-Black districts.
South Carolina redistricting: Lawmakers take next step to pass gerrymandered map as election looms
The map is now headed for a full vote in the state Senate, where it needs just a simple majority to pass.
South Carolina redistricting: House rigs rules to quickly advance gerrymandered map
Pro-voting groups sued, alleging that the legislature violated state law in changing the rules to quickly pass the new map.
Hakeem Jeffries: At least 7 blue states could redistrict by 2028
President Donald Trump’s national redistricting war is far from over, but Democrats are ready to redraw congressional maps in seven more states ahead of the 2028 election, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries said Tuesday.
At Senate hearing, GOP plots to minimize power of Black voters after Callais
Senate Republicans celebrated the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent kneecapping of the Voting Rights Act (VRA) by plotting paths forward for right-wing lawyers and elected officials to further erode minority electoral power at a hearing Tuesday.