In blow to direct democracy, Missouri Supreme Court upholds GOP gerrymander
The Missouri Supreme Court has upheld a gerrymandered congressional map passed by the Republican-led state legislature and backed by President Donald Trump.
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Missouri Supreme Court hears challenges to GOP gerrymander
The Missouri Supreme Court heard oral arguments Tuesday in three challenges to a Republican gerrymander that aims to not only flip a congressional seat to the GOP, but also to override the will of Missouri voters.
Tennessee gerrymander ‘unlawfully targeted Black voters,’ new lawsuit claims
Tennessee’s congressional gerrymander, which wiped out the state’s only Black-majority district, has drawn another lawsuit.
Virginia Democrats ask Supreme Court to restore voter-approved redistricting plan
Virginia Democrats have asked the U.S. Supreme Court to pause a state Supreme Court ruling that invalidated a voter-approved constitutional amendment aimed at redrawing the state’s congressional map in response to Republican gerrymanders in other states.
Supreme Court greenlights 11th-hour Alabama redistricting plan for 2026 election
The U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS) has allowed Alabama to select a different map for this year’s congressional elections in a stunning, last-minute move to interfere with another state primary election that has already begun.
Right-wing group sues Illinois in first post-Callais attack on a state Voting Rights Act
A right-wing legal group filed a federal lawsuit seeking to strike down Illinois’ Voting Rights Act, opening the first direct challenges to state-level voting protections since the U.S. Supreme Court gutted the federal Voting Rights Act.
In win for voters, Montana court blocks Republican-backed attack on Election Day registration
In a major win for Montana voters, a court blocked a voter suppression law that would’ve cut off Election Day registration for federal elections at noon — preserving an essential voting option Montanans have used for decades ahead of the 2026 midterms.
The GOP lit the match. The Supreme Court banned the fire department
The foundation of our democracy is burning to the ground. It did not begin with Donald Trump, but he stoked the flames. The conservative Roberts Court did not light the match, but it has repeatedly declared fire hydrants, sprinklers and smoke detectors illegal.
‘Power grab to erase Black voices’: Southern voting groups vow to fight GOP’s gerrymanders
Voting rights organizations across the South Friday pledged to oppose the GOP’s efforts to rig congressional maps in its favor after the Supreme Court gutted a key part of the Voting Rights Act last week.
‘MAGA has rigged the system’: Democrats slam Virginia Supreme Court for overruling voters on redistricting
Democratic leaders harshly criticized the Virginia Supreme Court Friday after it threw out a special election in which voters approved the state legislature’s plan to redraw congressional districts and fight back against President Donald Trump’s wave of partisan gerrymanders in GOP-led states.