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Sen. Raphael Warnock: Supreme Court decision striking down Louisiana congressional map and narrowing Voting Rights Act will intensify redistricting battles
Sen. Raphael Warnock (D–Ga.) responded to a recent Supreme Court decision that struck down Louisiana's congressional map and narrowed how the Voting Rights Act (VRA)...
Pentagon: Iran military operation has cost about $25 billion; Supreme Court rules Louisiana congressional map an unconstitutional racial gerrymander
The Pentagon estimated that the U.S. military operation against Iran has cost about $25 billion so far, testimony reported from Pentagon Comptroller Jay Hurst before...
South Carolina State Senate Rejects Proposed Congressional Map; Jim Clyburn's Majority-Black 6th District Remains Intact for Now
South Carolina state senators declined to advance a proposed congressional map that would have redrawn districts in a way that targeted Rep. Jim Clyburn's majority-B...
Federal court blocks Alabama's 2023 congressional map, orders use of court-drawn map with two majority-Black districts for 2026 elections
A three-judge federal district court panel temporarily blocked Alabama from using the congressional map adopted by the state legislature in 2023 for the upcoming 202...
Tennessee lawmakers approve mid‑decade congressional map splitting Memphis and dissolving Black‑majority district; Gov. Bill Lee signs
Tennessee's Republican-controlled legislature voted to overturn the state's ban on mid-decade redistricting and approved a new congressional map, which Republican Go...
Supreme Court, 6–3, rules Louisiana’s 2024 congressional map creating a second majority-Black district is an unconstitutional racial gerrymander
In a 6–3 decision along perceived ideological lines, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that Louisiana’s 2024 congressional map—specifically the creation of a second major...
Supreme Court allows Alabama to use Republican-drawn congressional map, producing six Republican-leaning districts and one Democratic-leaning district
The U.S. Supreme Court issued an unsigned order allowing Alabama to use a congressional district map drawn by the state legislature that results in six Republican-le...