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winnipegfreepress.comSouth Carolina Republicans Seek Redistricting Following Supreme Court Ruling on Black-Majority Districts
South Carolina Republicans are moving to redraw a majority-Black congressional district after a U.S. Supreme Court decision altered interpretations of the Voting Rights Act. Similar efforts are underway in Alabama, Tennessee, and Louisiana to adjust U.S. House maps. The ruling st…
Diliff / Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 3.0)Supreme Court Orders Louisiana to Submit Redistricting Plan Within 72 Hours
Louisiana must inform the U.S. Supreme Court within 72 hours of its plan to redraw electoral maps. Federal judges are monitoring the state's response in the ongoing redistricting case. Southern states are closely observing the situation.
Diliff / Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 3.0)Supreme Court Rules on Race in Congressional Redistricting
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Louisiana v. Callais that race can only be considered in drawing congressional districts if present-day intentional racial discrimination is proven. The decision rejected efforts to remedy past racism in redistricting, prompting states to redraw ma…
Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)Supreme Court Narrows Voting Rights Act in Redistricting Case
The U.S. Supreme Court issued a 6-3 ruling in Louisiana v. Callais that limits challenges to congressional maps under the Voting Rights Act, invalidating Louisiana's map and halting its House primaries. Several Republican-led states are now moving to redraw districts for the 2026…