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SCOTUS vacates redistricting rulings in Mississippi, North DakotaMississippi, however, has appeared to pour cold water on the prospect of a redraw in time for 2026, with Gov. Tate Reeves, R, canceling a special session and saying he saw "no need" to redraw the maps.
The U.S. Supreme Court, in a brief order on Monday, reversed a lower court’s ruling that determined Mississippi lawmakers unlawfully diluted Black voting strength when it redrew the state’s legislative districts. Monday’s order from the high court ...
At issue in the cases was who can bring lawsuits in federal court to address potential violations of Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act.
Weeks after further weakening the Voting Rights Act, the U.S. Supreme Court sidestepped weighing in on a legal question that could severely limit enforcement of the law's remaining protections for minority voters. In a brief, unsigned order on Monday, the ...
Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson has blasted the Supreme Court’s handling of a high-profile redistricting case in Virginia and warned that such decisions risk making the court look political. Speaking at an event hosted by the American Law Institute in Washington,