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politics7 hours ago•5 min saved

Alabama seeks Supreme Court green light for 2026 redistricting map

Alabama asked the Supreme Court to lift a lower-court block on its 2023 redistricting map, arguing the plan would shift the congressional balance to a 6-1 GOP tilt by eliminating a second majority-Black district; a three-judge panel ruled the map violated the 14th Amendment equal-protection rights by discriminating against Black voters, and Alabama seeks a quick ruling and an emergency stay so elections can proceed under that map, even though primaries have been held and four districts await results with Aug. 11 special elections planned.

via Politico|

#14th-amendment #alabama #politics

politics10 hours ago•4 min saved

Alabama asks Supreme Court to restore 2023 map after lower court found racial discrimination

Alabama asked the Supreme Court for emergency relief to use the GOP-drafted 2023 congressional map, arguing a lower court’s finding that it was racially discriminatory would cause irreparable harm in the 2026 elections; the district court had previously invalidated the map and installed a court-drawn plan with two Black-majority districts, a ruling linked to the recent Voting Rights Act decision and ongoing legal battles over Alabama’s redistricting.

via CBS News|

#alabama #gerrymandering #politics

politics1 day ago•3 min saved

Court halts Alabama's new congressional map over racial discrimination concerns

A federal three-judge panel blocked Alabama from using its 2023-congressional map for the 2026 elections, ruling it was intentionally discriminatory against Black voters and violated the Voting Rights Act and the 14th Amendment. The court ordered the state to revert to a prior court-approved map with two Black opportunity districts, while a separate trial on the map's full legality is set for next year. The ruling comes after a recent Supreme Court remand tied to a Louisiana case, and amid ongoing litigation that has included elections already underway under the previous map and upcoming primaries for the changed districts. The Alabama Attorney General said the state would appeal."

via Roll Call|

#alabama #elections-2026 #politics

politics1 day ago•5 min saved

Court Keeps Florida GOP-leaning Congressional Map in Place

A Florida judge declined to block the state’s new congressional map, allowing the GOP-favored redraw that could add four seats to proceed as a lawsuit over partisan gerrymandering moves forward; the ruling cited insufficient proof of likely success and noted the upcoming primary deadline, with appeals possible.

via The New York Times|

#elections #florida #gerrymandering

politics1 day ago•22 min saved

Federal court blocks Alabama redistricting map aimed at boosting GOP

A federal court blocked Alabama from using a congressional map designed to give Republicans an edge in six of seven districts, ordering the state to use the previous map for now. The decision is a win for Democrats in the ongoing national battle over how districts are drawn and could prompt a redraw or an appeal to the Supreme Court by Alabama’s Republican-led legislature.

via The Washington Post|

#alabama #courts #elections

politics1 day ago•3 min saved

Court blocks Alabama’s new voting map over intentional discrimination

A three-judge federal panel blocked Alabama from using its 2023 congressional map, finding it was enacted with discriminatory intent against Black voters and requiring a map with two Black‑majority districts; the ruling tests the Voting Rights Act limits after the Supreme Court’s Louisiana v. Callais decision and could prompt an appeal.

via The Guardian|

#alabama #elections #politics

politics5 days ago•16 min saved

Callais Verdict Reopens Wounds of the Voting Rights Era

The TPM piece links the Supreme Court’s Callais v. Louisiana ruling to the 1960s civil rights era, telling stories of violence and loss that helped drive the Voting Rights Act to argue the decision accelerates the rollback of Black political power in the South through aggressive redistricting, a trend historians call a grave setback and a call to renewed voting activism.

via Talking Points Memo|

#civil-rights #gerrymandering #politics

opinion6 days ago•5 min saved

Court's Callais ruling unsettles decades of Black voting gains

In this Financial Times opinion, Sheila Bair argues that the Supreme Court’s Louisiana v. Callais decision abandons Section 2’s language and long-standing precedent by imposing a difficult intent standard for voting-discrimination claims, undermining roughly 60 years of progress in Black enfranchisement. The piece traces the history from White v. Regester to Mobile v. Bolden and the 1982 Dole compromise, warning that the Court’s approach could hamper challenges to discriminatory redistricting and enable partisan dilution of Black votes.

via Financial Times|

#gerrymandering #opinion #race-in-the-us

politics8 days ago•31 min saved

SCOTUS punts on the Voting Rights Act, leaving its protections in a fragile limbo

Two Supreme Court orders in Turtle Mountain Band v. Howe and Board of Election Commissioners v. NAACP punt on whether the Voting Rights Act can be enforced by private lawsuits, signaling that the Court’s hostility to the VRA persists and leaving the Act’s remaining provisions largely inert as it sits in limbo while lower courts revisit Gorsuch’s theory.

via vox.com|

#callais #gorsuch #politics

politics8 days ago•3 min saved

NAACP urges Black athletes to boycott SEC schools over redistricting backlash

The NAACP launches the Out of Bounds campaign, urging Black student-athletes to withhold commitments to SEC schools in the South after a Supreme Court ruling that weakened the Voting Rights Act and spurred redistricting backlash. The effort aims to redirect support and funding to HBCUs, press for state voting-rights protections, and amplify protests and political action in response to the ruling and its consequences for Black communities.

via NBC News|

#college-athletics #naacp #politics

politics8 days ago•8 min saved

Supreme Court Reverses Mississippi Redistricting Order, Refers Case Back for Section 2 Enforcement

The U.S. Supreme Court reversed a lower-court redistricting order that forced Mississippi to redraw districts to create more Black-majority seats and ended the GOP Senate supermajority, sending the case back to a district court to decide whether private citizens may sue to enforce Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act; the decision relies on the Louisiana v. Callais framework and leaves open whether the 2022 maps will be reinstated, with Justice Jackson dissenting on the private-enforcement issue.

via Mississippi Free Press|

#mississippi #naacp #politics

politics8 days ago•4 min saved

Court orders fresh look at Native American voting-rights case after VRA shake-up

The Supreme Court sent back for reconsideration a Native American voting-rights case from the 8th Circuit after the Court weakened the Voting Rights Act, instructing lower courts to reexamine enforcement under Section 2. The decision, which also involved a Mississippi map appeal and potential implications for three new majority-Black districts, signals broader civil-rights litigation effects, drew a dissent from Justice Jackson, and comes amid a pattern of the Court narrowing VRA protections. Expect potential impact to unfold around 2027.

via PBS|

#elections #native-american #politics

politics8 days ago•3 min saved

SCOTUS reverses Mississippi redistricting ruling, sends case back for fresh arguments

The U.S. Supreme Court issued a brief order reversing a lower court’s ruling that Mississippi lawmakers diluted Black voting strength in the state’s legislative redistricting and sent the case back for further arguments in light of the Callais decision; the order provided no public reasoning, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson was the sole dissenter, and the matter centers on whether private groups can sue under the Voting Rights Act. The prior ruling had ordered special elections, during which Democrats gained one House seat and two Senate seats.

via Sun Herald|

#callais-decision #mississippi #politics

politics9 days ago•3 min saved

Supreme Court Reverses Mississippi Redistricting Ruling, Sends Case Back for Review

The U.S. Supreme Court reversed a lower court’s finding that Mississippi lawmakers diluted Black voting power in the state’s legislative redistricting and sent the case back for further arguments in light of a recent shift in Voting Rights Act protections; Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson dissented. The ruling follows a May 2025 federal panel decision and comes as Mississippi prepares new districts, with last year’s special elections having produced a few Democratic gains.

via Mississippi Today|

#elections #mississippi #politics

politics9 days ago•4 min saved

Supreme Court Orders Fresh Review of Private Enforcement in Two Voting-Rights Cases

The Supreme Court told lower courts to reexamine two cases challenging whether private plaintiffs can sue to enforce Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, in light of its recent ruling weakening Section 2. The Mississippi case (NAACP Mississippi Chapter and 14 voters) and the North Dakota case (Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians, Spirit Lake Tribe, and three voters) previously prevailed in district court; an 8th Circuit panel had barred private enforcement under Section 1983. The Court’s orders, with Justice Jackson dissenting, could narrow who can bring these lawsuits and affect voting-rights litigation nationwide.

via CBS News|

#politics #private-enforcement #section-2