Florida’s Supreme Court refused to block a new congressional map for the midterm elections, leaving districts drawn by Republicans in place while a legal challenge continues. Voting rights groups say the map is an unconstitutional partisan gerrymander; state officials defended it as lawful.
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A federal court blocks Alabama's 2023 congressional map for intentional racial discrimination, ordering the state to use a court-drawn map with two majority-Black districts for upcoming elections. The ruling follows a Supreme Court decision weakening the Voting Rights Act.
Rep. Steve Cohen announces he will not seek reelection after Tennessee’s GOP-led redistricting splits his Memphis district, a move he says dilutes Black voting power. Cohen may reconsider if legal challenges to the new map succeed.
The Supreme Court has allowed Alabama to use a new congressional map with only one majority-Black district, sending the case back to a lower court amid ongoing voting rights litigation. The decision follows a recent ruling weakening the Voting Rights Act.
Virginia Democrats have asked the U.S. Supreme Court to reinstate a voter-approved congressional map blocked by the Virginia Supreme Court, arguing the state court’s ruling violated federal law and overrode the will of the people.
Alabama passes legislation allowing new primary elections if courts permit use of a Republican-drawn congressional map that reduces Democratic seats. The move follows a Supreme Court ruling narrowing the Voting Rights Act and is part of a wider southern GOP effort to redraw districts before the midterms.
Tennessee's Republican legislature approves a new congressional map that splits the state's majority-Black district in Memphis, a move expected to favor Republicans in the 2024 midterms. The redistricting follows a Supreme Court ruling limiting racial gerrymandering protections.
Following a Supreme Court ruling narrowing the Voting Rights Act, Tennessee and Alabama governors call special sessions to redraw congressional maps. Other Southern states consider similar moves ahead of upcoming primaries.