The Supreme Court has allowed Alabama to use a Republican-favored redistricting map, eliminating a district where Black voters elected a Democrat. This follows a previous ruling that weakened the Voting Rights Act, leading to concerns about increased gerrymandering and limited congressional power to protect minority voters.
South Carolina Republicans rejected a plan to redraw Rep. Jim Clyburn's majority-Black district, preserving it for now, amid concerns over constitutional principles and ongoing elections.
A federal panel blocked Alabama's new congressional map due to race-based discrimination, while South Carolina lawmakers rejected a map targeting Rep. James Clyburn's district, hindering Trump's push to boost Republican midterm chances.
Florida lawmakers approved new congressional maps in a 21-17 vote that could help Republicans gain up to four House seats in November's midterm elections. Governor Ron DeSantis is expected to sign the measure into law. The approval came hours after the US Supreme Court limited considerations of racial makeup in redistricting, part of a national redistricting arms race including Texas, California and Virginia.
The US Supreme Court on Wednesday sharply limited the use of race in drawing electoral districts, in a decision that could reshape congressional maps nationwide and boost Republican prospects ahead of midterm elections. In a 6-3 ruling split along ideological lines, the conservative-dominated court struck down a map that creates a second majority-black district in Louisiana, finding it amounted to an unconstitutional racial gerrymander despite being drawn to comply with the 1965 Voting Rights...
