Louisiana redistricting: State House passes GOP gerrymander, scrapping majority-Black district
The Louisiana House voted 66-35 to eliminate one of the state’s two majority-Black congressional seats.
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White voters now want to wipe out both of Louisiana’s majority-Black congressional districts
Louisiana suspended an ongoing congressional election to draft and enact a new electoral map eliminating one of the state’s two majority-Black districts barely a month after the U.S. Supreme Court threw out its old one in Callais v. Louisiana. But that’s neither fast enough or far enough for the “non-African American” plaintiffs in Callais.
Alabama asks Supreme Court to approve its racially gerrymandered maps
Alabama is asking the Supreme Court to let it use racially gerrymandered maps that courts have found were drawn with intentional racial discrimination.
Texas runoff: SAVE Act author Chip Roy loses AG primary to election denier Mayes Middleton
Rep. Chip Roy’s loss emphasizes Trump’s continued sway over the GOP and his willingness to exact revenge against Republicans who defy him.
Texas runoff: Election denier Ken Paxton wins GOP nod for U.S. Senate
Texas AG Ken Paxton has been a vocal and early supporter of a plan to sideline the filibuster to allow the Senate to pass the SAVE America Act.
DeSantis-appointed judge allows Florida to use GOP gerrymander in 2026
A judge appointed by Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) has cleared the way for Florida to use its new congressional map — drawn by DeSantis’ office — in the 2026 midterm elections, despite what plaintiffs called “staggering” evidence that it violates the state’s voter-approved ban on partisan gerrymandering.
In blow to Trump, South Carolina lawmakers drop bid to pass gerrymander for midterms
South Carolina is the first state to fail in passing a new map in Trump’s gerrymander war since the Supreme Court’s Callais decision came down in late April.
Court blocks Alabama racial gerrymander from being used in 2026 elections
A federal district court Tuesday blocked Alabama from using its 2023 congressional map in this year’s midterm elections, after plaintiffs in a long-running legal challenge asked the court for an emergency order halting the last-minute gerrymander.
CBC blocks SCORE Act vote on college athlete pay in response to GOP’s southern redistricting wave
The CBC’s Rep. Shomari Figures (D-Ala.) has pulled support of the SCORE Act, which he helped draft, due to the GOP’s redistricting war impacts on his state.
This week at Democracy Docket: Election denialism is alive and well in Georgia and Pennsylvania — while Trump’s DOJ continues to stumble
If you thought President Donald Trump’s deep unpopularity might be moving GOP voters away from election denialism, this week suggested you should think again.