Redistricting

Oct 16 | California’s Nov. 4 special election could reshape congressional power. With new district maps on the ballot, Common Cause experts explain how redistricting impacts voters and how to find nonpartisan election help.

“We were at this moment like none I have ever seen in my lifetime: a fight over who is going to have access to democracy, and who's going to get to participate.” — Sean Morales-Doyle, Brennan Center for Justice

Aug 22 | As Texas and other Republican-led states move to redraw congressional maps in response to President Trump’s push for five new GOP seats, California threatens ‘trigger maps’ to boost Democratic representation. Experts examine the redistricting battle, its impact on voters, and concerns about minority vote dilution.

Mar 14 | Supreme Court Reviews Louisiana Redistricting Case – This case now presents the next major test in this ongoing legal battle. With state leaders actively working to weaken voting protections, the outcome of this case could have national ramifications for voting rights and representation across the country.

A ruling Tuesday by a federal three judge panel orders Mississippi’s Republican-dominated legislature to create more Black-majority Congressional districts.

A series of contradictory rulings by the Supreme Court in cases involving redistricting highlight the need for Congress to set national voting rights standards.

Across the U.S. South, reluctant state legislatures are falling in line with rulings, by even conservative courts, that their voting systems unfairly sideline minority voters.

Evan Milligan, who won a Supreme Court ruling for Black Alabamian voters, says he was initially skeptical about the legal battle.

Alabama's GOP-dominated legislature and governor are defying a SCOTUS ruling ordering the state to draw voting maps that are fairer to Black voters.

Alabama's redistricting maps were unconstitutional, suppressing the power of the Black vote, ruled the Supreme Court in a surprise decision.

The Supreme Court ruled Thursday in favor of Black voters in Alabama who argued the state's congressional maps denied them equal representation.

Republicans in North Carolina's are pushing through bills targeting abortion and the trans community following a ruling allowing extreme partisan gerrymandering.