Who Counts As Black In Voting Maps? Louisiana GOP Wants To Narrow It
From today’s NPR News: Who counts as Black? The thorny question has quietly found its way before the U.S. Supreme Court again, ensnared in a major legal battle over the…
Supreme Court Revives GOP-Drawn Voting Map in Louisiana
From today’s New York Times: The Supreme Court on Tuesday reinstated a congressional voting map in Louisiana that a federal judge had said diluted the power of Black voters. The…
Federal Judge Blocks Louisiana’s Redrawn Congressional Map
From today’s Politico: Louisiana’s Democratic governor said Monday he will call the Republican-dominated Legislature into special session soon to draw up new congressional district boundaries, now that a federal judge…
SCOTUS Permits DOJ To Subpoena TX Lawmakers In Challenge To Redistricting Maps
From today’s CNN Online: The Supreme Court on Tuesday denied an emergency request from three Texas state legislators seeking to quash subpoenas from the US Justice Department and voting rights…
Wisconsin Voters With Disabilities Say Their Right To Vote Is At Risk
From today’s NPR News Online: Twenty-seven years ago, Martha Chambers was injured in a horseback riding accident that left her paralyzed from the neck down. “I use my mouth to…
Voting Rights Groups Seek Injunction of FL Congressional Redistricting Plan
From today’s Tampa Bay Times: Focusing on a North Florida district that has become a legal and political battleground, voting rights groups and other plaintiffs are seeking a temporary injunction…
NY Court Throws Out Congressional Maps Favoring Democrats
From today’s CBS News Online: New York’s highest state court ruled Wednesday that the legislature violated the state’s 2014 redistricting reform by taking over the redrawing of its congressional lines…
Judge Strikes Down Kansas Electoral Map, Finding GOP Lawmakers Intended to Dilute Minority Votes
From today’s Kansas City Star: A Kansas judge on Monday tossed the state’s Republican-drawn congressional map, finding the Legislature intentionally diluted minority votes in a partisan and political gerrymander that…
Florida Republicans Pass Congressional Map Severely Limiting Black Voters
From today’s The Guardian: Florida Republicans approved a new congressional map that severely curtails Black voting power in the state on Thursday, taking a final vote as Black lawmakers staged…
Texas Uses Redistricting Lawsuits to Launch Broader War on Voting Rights
From today’s Texas Tribune: Beyond the immediate legal fight over whether Texas lawmakers again discriminated against voters of color when drawing new political districts, a quieter war is being waged…