SCOTUS Blocks Missouri GOP Congressional Map — For Third Time
From today’s NPR News: In a case watched across the country and as voting begins in the midterm elections, the Supreme Court blocked a congressional map in Missouri that was…
Stung by Voting Rights Decision, Many Black Southerners Plan for November
From today’s New York Times: Across the South, from the Mississippi Delta to Georgia’s suburbs, Black Democratic candidates are imploring Black voters to rise up and secure the representation this…
SCOTUS Approves Alabama Map To Erase Majority-Black District
From today’s The Guardian: Alabama can use a redrawn congressional map that eliminates one of the state’s two majority-Black districts in this year’s midterm elections, the US supreme court ruled…
State Redistricting Battles Intensify Following SCOTUS Ruling on Voting Rights Act
From today’s PBS News: A Supreme Court decision striking down a majority Black congressional district in Louisiana has amplified an already intense national redistricting battle by providing Republican officials in…
How SCOTUS May Nullify The Power Of Your Vote
From today’s The Hill: The highly anticipated Supreme Court ruling on Louisiana v. Callais will affect the Voting Rights Act, which led to the creation of majority-minority districts in many…
Voting Rights Act Faces Near-Death Experience At Supreme Court
From today’s Reuter’s: The Voting Rights Act, a landmark law barring discrimination in voting, was a product of the U.S. civil rights era, sought by Nobel Peace Prize recipient Martin…
SCOTUS Confronts New Challenge To Voting Rights Act In Louisiana
From today’s NPR News: Race and politics were front and center at the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday as the justices took up a voting rights case involving Louisiana’s congressional…
Mississippi Must Comply With Court-Ordered Redistricting
From today’s Associated Press: Mississippi should work quickly to fulfill the court-ordered redrawing of some legislative districts to ensure more equitable representation for Black residents, attorneys for voting rights groups…
Voting Rights Act Lawsuit Takes Unusual Turn In Arkansas
From today’s NPR News: In a closely watched legal fight over how the federal Voting Rights Act can be enforced, civil rights groups have made an unusual move. They relented.…
Supreme Court Overrules Racial Bias Claim in South Carolina Redistricting Case
From today’s NBC News: The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that Republicans in South Carolina did not unlawfully consider race when they drew a congressional district in a way that removed…