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![NY Congressional Races Thrown Into Chaos by Redistricting, Favoring Conservatives](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/08/SEG3-goldman-nadler-maloney-400x300.jpg)
NY Primaries “Thrown Into Chaos by Redistricting,” Favoring Conservatives
The newly redrawn districts have led to heated battles within the Democratic Party that could have national implications
![Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez speaks to abortion rights activists outside the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., on June 24, 2022.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/07/2022_0701-ocasio-cortez-400x300.jpg)
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: “We Are Witnessing a Judicial Coup in Process”
The Supreme Court will soon hear a case that could fundamentally change how the electoral process works in the U.S.
![Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signs Florida's 15-week abortion ban into law at Nacion de Fe church in Kissimmee, Florida.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/05/2022_0512-ron-desantis-400x300.jpg)
DeSantis’s Congressional Maps Deemed “Unconstitutional” by Judge He Appointed
The circuit judge said the maps diminish “African Americans' ability to elect the representatives of their choice.”
![This win for fair maps comes as legislators try to consolidate power for themselves through partisan gerrymandering.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/04/GettyImages-1300373195-400x300.jpg)
New York Court Orders District Maps to Be Redrawn for Midterms
This win for fair maps comes as legislators try to consolidate power for themselves through partisan gerrymandering.
![Pastor RB Holmes, with Bethel Missionary Baptist, organizers and Black Florida lawmakers gather to speak against a congressional map proposed by Gov. Ron DeSantis on April 19, 2022.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/04/2022_0428-florida-redistricting-400x300.jpg)
Voting Rights Groups in Florida File Motion to Block DeSantis’s Racist Maps
The groups in the lawsuit allege that the new maps violate the “Fair Districts Amendment” to the state constitution.
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Florida’s Gerrymandered Map Is Now Law — Practically Guaranteeing GOP Victories
The state's new voting map is part of a broad racist strategy, says a state senator who protested its passage.
![Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks during a press conference at the Shul of Bal Harbour on June 14, 2021, in Surfside, Florida.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/04/2022_0415-ron-desantis-400x300.jpg)
Black Florida Lawmakers Say DeSantis’s Gerrymandered Maps are “Overtly Racist”
The maps pack and dilute Black voters into several different districts, limiting their influence in congressional races.
![A view of the U.S. Supreme Court on January 18, 2022, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/03/2022_0324-supreme-court-building-400x300.jpg)
Progressive Groups Decry Supreme Court Ruling That Tosses Out Wisconsin Maps
The court “swerved way out of their way to favor their Republican friends in the Wisconsin legislature,” one group said.
![The Thomas J. Moyer Ohio Judicial Center, headquarters of the Ohio Supreme Court, is pictured at night.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/03/2022_0317-ohio-supreme-court-400x300.jpg)
Ohio Supreme Court Strikes Down Gerrymandered GOP Maps for the Third Time
Court justices said that Republicans have stirred up “self-created chaos” in the redistricting process.
![North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum speaks during a press conference on February 22, 2017, in Mandan, North Dakota.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/02/2022_0222-doug-burgum-400x300.jpg)
Indigenous Nations Allege New Maps in North Dakota Violate Voting Rights Act
“Our voice is going to be muffled once again,” said Jamie Azure, chairman of Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa.