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What redistricting rulings in South Carolina, Alabama, Florida and Tennessee could mean for midterms
Courts are deciding maps that could shift several seats, with Florida lawmakers aiming to flip four and Tennessee Republicans targeting one.
- Federal and state courts ruled on redistricting efforts across multiple states this week, with a federal court in Alabama blocking a Republican-backed map for intentional racial discrimination while courts in Tennessee and Florida allowed Republican-drawn districts to proceed.
- A Supreme Court ruling earlier this year weakened Voting Rights Act protections for Black-majority districts in the South, enabling President Donald Trump to request redistricting efforts by state legislatures to benefit Republicans before November's midterm elections.
- Tennessee's map splits Democratic stronghold Memphis into multiple districts targeting one seat, while Florida lawmakers seek to flip four Democratic seats under legal challenge for violating state gerrymandering law, and Alabama's blocked map would have eliminated Democratic Rep. James Clyburn's district.
- Plaintiffs plan to appeal Alabama's blocked map to higher courts as the ruling coincided with early in-person voting, with decisions from South Carolina and Alabama potentially determining November's midterm outcomes.
- Democrats believe they could gain five seats in California and one from a court-ordered Utah map, while Republicans have enacted new districts in Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio, and Texas, with Louisiana possibly joining redistricting disputes soon.
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What redistricting rulings in South Carolina, Alabama, Florida and Tennessee could mean for midterms
Courts in South Carolina and Alabama ruled against GOP-backed redistricting plans, adding new challenges for Republicans ahead of the midterm elections. Courts in Florida and Tennessee are allowing new maps to proceed.
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