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Mississippi Governor Announces Special Session for Judicial Redistricting After Supreme Court Ruling

Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves announced Friday he will call a special legislative session for judicial redistricting once the U.S. Supreme Court rules on Louisiana v. Callais, a Voting Rights Act case with broad implications for minority representation. A federal judge ordered Mississippi last August to redraw its Supreme Court electoral map after finding it violated Section 2 by diluting Black voters' power. Reeves signed the special session proclamation Thursday, with the Legislature set to convene 21 days after the Supreme Court issues its ruling, expected before the court's term ends in June.