Beyond Louisiana, Supreme Court Ruling Opens Floodgates for Redistricting Battles

After a Supreme Court ruling that was an affront to history, some states can’t wait to turn back the clock on voting rights

After long ago overcoming racist efforts to dilute the power of voters of color, the conservative justices have unreasonably made it more difficult to challenge discriminatory legislative maps.

Beyond Louisiana, Supreme Court ruling opens floodgates for redistricting battles

WASHINGTON — The recent U.S. Supreme Court decision that found unconstitutional Louisiana’s congressional map that elected two Black Democrats has energized a partisan redistricting war aimed at shifting enough seats to win a majority in the U.S. House.

Georgia's Kemp Asleep at the Wheel Despite Gerrymandering

Brian Kemp lacks urgency. Georgia’s Republican governor is like a man who learns that the Chattahoochee River is about to breach its banks, and then rather than surround his home with sandbags, he naps in the basement.  Republicans are bracing for a potential flood of Trump-hating Left-wing voters who could hand Democrats the U.S. House of Representatives and perhaps the Senate. Thanks to the Supreme Court’s April 29 Louisiana v. Callais ruling,…

The Court’s Colorblind Trap: How Louisiana v. Callais Turns Partisan Gerrymandering Into a Shield Against Voting Rights

The Supreme Court’s Louisiana v. Callais ruling could reshape voting rights, Black representation, and partisan gerrymandering across Louisiana and