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Supreme Court Sides With Republicans Over South Carolina Voting Map
The Supreme Court cleared the way on Thursday for South Carolina to keep using a congressional map that a lower court had deemed an unconstitutional racial gerrymander that resulted in the “bleaching of African American voters” from a district. The conservative majority, by a 6-to-3 vote, returned the case to the lower court, handing a […]Click to read Supreme Court Sides With Republicans Over South Carolina Voting Map- The Washington Post
Supreme Court restores Louisiana voting map with majority-Black district
The Supreme Court restored a congressional voting map in Louisiana on Wednesday that includes an additional majority-Black district, handing a victory to African American voters and Democrats less than six months before the November election.Click to read Supreme Court restores Louisiana voting map with majority-Black district- Truthout
Gerrymandering Denies Incarcerated People Fair Democratic Representation
The US Census counts incarcerated people as residents of prisons, not their home towns — with undemocratic results.Click to read Gerrymandering Denies Incarcerated People Fair Democratic Representation- The Washington Post
States move to shore up voting rights protections after courts erode federal safeguards
An appeals court ruling that weakened a key part of the Voting Rights Act is spurring lawmakers in several states to enact state-level protections to plug gaps that the ruling opened in the landmark federal law aimed at prohibiting racial discrimination in voting.Click to read States move to shore up voting rights protections after courts erode federal safeguards- Mississippi Public Broadcasting
Federal lawsuit challenging Mississippi’s 2022 redistricting underway in Jackson
A federal trial is underway to determine whether Mississippi’s state legislative district map, last drawn in 2022, is illegal. Plaintiffs in the suit include several Black voters from across the state who say the redistricting process lacks transparency, and was designed to dilute the power of Black voters across the state – as well as […]Click to read Federal lawsuit challenging Mississippi’s 2022 redistricting underway in Jackson- The Guardian
Wisconsin’s extreme gerrymandering era ends as new maps come into force
For more than a decade, an anti-democratic reality has loomed over Wisconsin: elections for the state legislature don’t matter.Click to read Wisconsin’s extreme gerrymandering era ends as new maps come into force- The New York Times
Democrats Pass a N.Y. House Map That Modestly Benefits Them
Democrats in New York adopted a new congressional map on Wednesday, using their supermajorities in the State Legislature to draw district lines that would improve their chances of winning the House majority in November, but not drastically.Click to read Democrats Pass a N.Y. House Map That Modestly Benefits Them- Fair Representation in Redistricting
New USC Equity Research Institute Report on Community Centered Redistricting and Racial Equity
We are excited to share a new, independent report from the University of Southern California’s Equity Research Institute, Catalyzing Community-Centered Redistricting for Racial Equity: Lessons from the Fair Representation in Redistricting Initiative. Commissioned by Fair Representation in Redistricting and informed by surveys and interviews with FRR grantees, as well as funders, the FRR team, and […]Click to read New USC Equity Research Institute Report on Community Centered Redistricting and Racial Equity- The New York Times