Redistricting
The new maps destroy majority-minority districts and fail to account for growth in Latino population, the plaintiffs allege.
The mid-decade gerrymander is meant to shore up the GOP's majority in U.S. House. It has triggered an era of retaliatory redistricting.
The bold mid-decade redistricting aims to fulfill Trump's call to protect the GOP’s slim majority in the U.S. House.
The 18th Congressional District, a hub of Black political power, faces the prospect of new dividing lines.
The data shapes political representation, but it also drives decisions on funding, infrastructure, business, and emergency planning. Altering how it’s collected could undermine all of that.
New maps would mean months of work for election officials, and key deadlines are approaching.
States test the limits of their rules as midterms near. The courts are watching.
Texas House Democrats flee the state in bid to block GOP’s proposed congressional map
Proposal would shift more Republican voters into blue districts, without threatening GOP strongholds.
Critics see Abbott’s justification for a mid-cycle redistricting as a political ploy.
A move to draw new maps to protect the GOP’s U.S. House majority could face political and legal pitfalls.
Trump aides have been pushing for a midcycle redistricting to boost GOP chances of keeping the U.S. House.
The idea is being driven by President Donald Trump’s political advisers, who want to shore up the GOP’s chances of keeping control of the U.S. House
The remaining plaintiffs in the case are organizations representing Latino and Black voters, with a trial set to begin May 21.
The Justice Department under Biden had challenged a GOP-led redistricting that diluted the political power of minorities.
The government’s about-face in a Louisiana redistricting fight shows how quickly the legal ground is shifting with the new administration.
A reversal of Biden’s census order signals a renewed effort to spotlight immigration status in representation.
Important developments will shape whether Trump appears on the ballot, the balance of political power in some states, and still-ongoing 2020 election investigations.
Experts said an argument was a “Hail Mary” pass that flew in the face of precedent and congressional intent, but a federal appeals court endorsed it.
Redrawing political maps should ensure fair representation. It doesn’t always.