Following the supreme court decision, Republican-led states rushed to redraw their voting maps in ways that weaken Black political power. Tennessee and Florida have already passed new maps, while Alabama, Louisiana and Georgia seem poised to follow.
New U.S. House districts that could help Republicans win several additional seats in Florida got their first test in court Friday against assertions that they violate a state constitutional ban on partisan gerrymandering ....
The Supreme Court on Friday rejected VirginiaDemocrats’ bid to revive a voter-approved congressional map, leaving in place a state court ruling that invalidated the plan on procedural grounds.
The Supreme Court on Friday rejected a bid by VirginiaDemocrats to revive its new voter-approved congressional map that was drawn to advantage the party for the upcoming midterm elections ... .
State officials had asked the justices to step in to allow the state to use a congressional map in the midterms that was drawn by Democrats and recently approved by voters ... .
The decision leaves in place a Virginia Supreme Court ruling that concluded the process leading up to a referendum approving a new congressional map was flawed ... .