By Sam D. Hayes, Trinity College Two recent Supreme Court rulings on congressional redistricting will have starkly different consequences for…
Tag: Gerrymandering
Republican officials say more time needed to draw new majority-Black districts in Mississippi
JACKSON, Miss. — The ongoing battle to redraw several Mississippi legislative districts that would restore Black voting power in the…
Voting in unconstitutional districts: US Supreme Court upended decades of precedent in 2022 by allowing voters to vote with gerrymandered maps instead of fixing the congressional districts first
By Sam D. Hayes, Trinity College For the 2022 midterm elections, the U.S. Supreme Court allowed Alabama to use congressional…
Proposed Louisiana congressional map with new majority-Black district received bipartisan support
BATON ROUGE — On Tuesday, a proposed Louisiana congressional map, which includes a second majority-Black district and has the potential…
Deadline extended to draw new congressional map in Louisiana in compliance with Voting Rights Act
BATON ROUGE, La. — The deadline has been extended to January for Louisiana lawmakers to draw and pass new congressional…
Democratic Rep. Clyburn’s Role in Redrawn Congressional Maps Becomes Key in Supreme Court Redistricting Case
This story was originally published by Propublica. By Marilyn W. Thompson, Propublica Democratic Rep. James Clyburn’s role in South Carolina’s…
Alabama to draw new congressional map, bolstering Black voters
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Alabama’s hotly-contested congressional map will receive it’s first major overhaul in about three decades after the U.S.…
Alabama is not the first state to defy a Supreme Court ruling: 3 essential reads on why that matters
By Howard Manly, The Conversation In its 5-4 Allen v. Milligan decision on June 8, 2023, the U.S. Supreme Court…
SCOTUS decision could shift balance of power favorably for Black voters in Louisiana
The U.S. Supreme Court released its hold today on a voter map redistricting case from Louisiana that will likely require…
SCOTUS issues surprise ruling in Alabama redistricting case affecting Black voters
The U.S. Supreme Court has issued a stunning ruling today related to a closely-watched congressional redistricting case in Alabama that…
