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When Indiana adopted new U.S. House districts four years ago, Republican legislative leaders lauded them as "fair maps" that reflected the state's communities.

When Indiana adopted new U.S. House districts four years ago, Republican legislative leaders lauded them as “fair maps” that ...

WASHINGTON — U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito on Friday temporarily paused a lower court ruling that blocked a new voting map in Texas, allowing the state to proceed for now with a plan aimed ...

AI-generated summary reviewed by our newsroom. Read our AI Policy. Three federal judges rejected claims that NC’s 2023 map was racially discriminatory. Court found plaintiffs failed to prove lawmakers ...

AI-generated summary reviewed by our newsroom. Read our AI Policy. A panel of federal judges rejected a gerrymandering challenge to North Carolina electoral maps used in the 2024 election, but did not ...

Three federal judges rejected claims that NC’s 2023 map was racially discriminatory. Court found plaintiffs failed to prove lawmakers aimed to dilute Black voting power. The order did not address a ...

The Justice Department on Thursday sued to block new congressional district boundaries approved by California voters last week, joining a court battle that could help determine which party wins ...

To gerrymander or not to gerrymander? That will be the question facing Californians on Tuesday in a special election that could reshape the balance of power in the state and the country for years to ...

Ohio’s redistricting commission passed a Republican-favored map unanimously Friday as onlookers jeered and yelled that lawmakers “sold” them out. The new map could grant Republicans two more House ...

The voting power of Black and minority communities is under threat from potential electoral map changes by the U.S. Supreme Court and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. A Supreme Court ruling on a Louisiana ...

The Supreme Court is considering a case that could eliminate a key part of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. The case, Louisiana v. Callais, centers on whether electoral maps can be drawn to protect ...