Supreme Court allows Alabama to use congressional map that eliminates a majority-Black district

The Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed Alabama to use a congressional map that eliminates one of two majority-Black districts in the state in a win for Republicans. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. The justices, split 6-3 on ideological lines with conservatives in the majority, granted … Read more

Louisiana passes new congressional map, dismantling one majority-Black district

Louisiana Republicans approved a new congressional map Friday, eliminating one of the state’s two majority-Black districts and drawing an additional Republican-leaning district in its place. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. The map, which is expected to help elect five Republicans and one Democrat to Congress, … Read more

Court blocks Alabama from using congressional map with 1 majority-Black district

Washington — A federal district court on Tuesday temporarily blocked Alabama from using a congressional map adopted by state lawmakers in 2023, finding that the plan, which includes one majority-Black district, is racially discriminatory. The panel of three judges instead ordered Alabama to continue using a court-selected map that includes two majority-Black districts. Those congressional … Read more

Video: The G.O.P. Rush To Break Up Majority-Black Districts

new video loaded: The G.O.P. Rush To Break Up Majority-Black Districts Republican-controlled legislatures in the South are breaking up majority-Black congressional districts in the wake of the Supreme Court’s recent ruling. Our national politics reporter Nick Corasaniti describes what it means for the midterms. By Nick Corasaniti, Laura Bult, June Kim, Edward Vega and Leanne … Read more

Tennessee approves congressional map carving up majority-Black district

Tennessee approves congressional map carving up majority-Black district – CBS News Watch CBS News Tennessee lawmakers approved a new congressional map on Thursday that carves up a majority-Black district in Memphis. CBS News senior White House and political correspondent Ed O’Keefe reports. Source link

Protests in Tennessee after legislature breaks up majority-Black district

Tennessee became the latest state to redraw its congressional map, breaking up a majority-Black district and adding to a national controversy over mid-decade redistricting. The move came after last week’s Supreme Court ruling, which limited lawmakers’ ability to take race into account when drawing districts. Ed O’Keefe reports. Source link

Tennessee Republicans pass map splitting up state’s lone majority-Black district

Tennessee’s Republican-led Legislature passed a new congressional map splitting up the state’s lone majority-Black district, swiftly responding to the U.S. Supreme Court’s major redistricting ruling last week. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. The redrawn district lines, which Gov. Bill Lee is expected to sign into … Read more

Tennessee Republicans will consider redrawing US House district covering majority-Black Memphis

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — As civil rights advocates protest, Republican lawmakers in several Southern states are seizing on the opportunity afforded by a U.S. Supreme Court ruling to redraw congressional districts ahead of the November midterm elections. The latest state to jump on the redistricting bandwagon is Tennessee, where a special legislative session is to begin … Read more