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Redistricting Tactics Threaten to Suppress Black Representation in Louisiana
Louisiana's Black population is growing, but redistricting is carving up communities to dilute their voting power.
Number of Competitive Seats in House Decreases Following Drawing of New Maps
Polling shows that almost two-thirds of Americans want congressional maps redrawn by nonpartisan commissions.
Kansas Residents Sue State Over Gerrymandered Maps
The Republican-led legislature overrode the governor's veto of the maps earlier this month.
Ohio Supreme Court Rejects Republican-Drawn Congressional Maps — Again
The new maps gave Democrats slightly more seats, but by “very slim margins,” the court decision said.
All States Need Expanded Medicaid Access. Gerrymandering Prevents It.
Gerrymandering silences the will of voters and prevents many Americans from accessing life-saving care.
Fascism’s “Legal Phase” Has Begun. Threats of White Vigilante Violence Are Real.
Fortunately, our history shows that there are things we can do to protect a free and fair democracy.
Court Rejects Alabama GOP’s Congressional Map That Marginalized Black Voters
Justices wrote that the map “likely” violated the Voting Rights Act by creating only one majority-Black district.
State Legislatures Are Silencing Native Voices Through Redistricting
Discrimination lawsuits are piling up in states that have approved final district maps.
Ohio Supreme Court Rules That GOP-Drawn District Maps Are Unconstitutional
Voting rights advocates have said that the maps were gerrymandered and discriminatory.
Although Democrats May Benefit From Redistricting, Midterm Outlook Remains Grim
Republicans may still likely win back control of the House this year regardless of redistricting patterns.