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#prop-50
fromLos Angeles Times
2 months agoUS politics
State GOP seeks Supreme Court injunction to block California's new, voter-approved congressional districts
California Republicans asked the U.S. Supreme Court to block Prop. 50 congressional districts, alleging race-based redistricting violated federal law and seeking an injunction before filing deadlines.
#supreme-court
NYC politics
fromPBS News
3 weeks agoSupreme Court preserves only GOP-held congressional district in NYC for 2026 elections
The Supreme Court blocked a New York state court order to redraw a Republican congressional district, ruling the original boundaries do not require changes for 2026 elections despite findings of unfair treatment of Black and Hispanic voters.
US news
fromwww.npr.org
3 weeks agoSupreme Court blocks redrawing of New York congressional map, dealing a win for GOP
The Supreme Court blocked a lower court's redistricting decision for New York's 11th congressional district that would have favored Democrats, intervening before state courts completed their review.
NYC politics
fromMiami Herald
3 weeks agoSupreme Court halts redrawing of New York congressional district
The Supreme Court halted a New York state court order requiring redistricting of Staten Island's congressional seat, citing concerns about timing and potential unconstitutional racial gerrymandering.
NYC politics
fromCity & State NY
3 weeks agoSCOTUS sides with Malliotakis on redistricting case, in blow to NY Dems
The U.S. Supreme Court blocked New York from redrawing the 11th Congressional District, allowing Rep. Nicole Malliotakis to run for reelection in her current district for the 2026 midterms.
fromwww.npr.org
2 weeks agoThe next redistricting battle might be who is counted in state legislative districts
As the Framers of the Constitution and the Fourteenth Amendment comprehended, representatives serve all residents, not just those eligible or registered to vote. Such a change would likely lead to a transfer of political influence away from urban areas that are younger and more racially diverse, and toward rural areas that are older and whiter.
SF politics
#voting-rights-act
Social justice
fromABC7 Los Angeles
2 weeks agoDecades after violence in Selma spurred the Voting Rights Act, organizers worry about its fate
Sixty-one years after Bloody Sunday, Selma commemorates the 1965 voting rights march as the Supreme Court considers limiting the Voting Rights Act's protections for minority voting districts.
#congressional-retirement
SF politics
fromLos Angeles Times
3 weeks agoVeteran Rep. Darrell Issa decides not to seek reelection in new Democratic-leaning district, sources say
Veteran Republican congressman Darrell Issa is retiring after 23 years representing San Diego-area districts due to redistricting that shifted his district from Republican to Democratic advantage.
US Elections
fromapps.npr.org
3 weeks agoNorth Carolina Results
North Carolina's March 3 primary features an open U.S. Senate seat with former Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper and former Republican National Committee Chair Michael Whatley leading their respective party contests, alongside multiple contested House primaries affected by redistricting.
fromwww.mediaite.com
1 month agoTrump Pushes RINO' Purge With Endorsement Spree Against Republicans Who Opposed His Redistricting Plan
Holdman, for whatever reason, voted against Redistricting in Indiana, in a District that I won by 39 points, which puts the United States Congress in jeopardy. Holdman and his RINO friends made Indiana, a State I love and have been very good to, the only State in the Country that essentially said they don't care about what happens in the United States Congress.
US politics
fromwww.amny.com
1 month agoAppeals court green lights effort to redraw U.S. Rep. Nicole Malliotakis' district | amNewYork
The state Appellate Division, First Department cleared the way on Thursday for the New York State Board of Election to begin reconfiguring U.S. Rep. Nicole Malliotakis' Congressional district. The decision comes a week after lawyers for Malliotakis New York City's only Republican member of Congress asked the U.S. Supreme Court to intervene in the order to reconfigure her district a process that would most likely be unfavorable to her midterm reelection campaign.
US politics
US politics
fromwww.mediaite.com
1 month agoCNN Data Guru Reveals Democrats' Chances of Winning Midterm Landslide' Are Skyrocketing Thanks to Texas
Democrats’ prospects for a midterm landslide are rising as shifts in Texas and the generic House ballot narrow Republican advantages, enabling potential seat gains.
US politics
fromAxios
2 months ago"Deputy speaker" and "so-called leader": How Mike Johnson and Hakeem Jeffries troll each other
Mutual partisan pressures and Trump's dominance over Republican leadership intensified polarization, causing the longest government shutdown and unprecedented partisan mid-cycle redistricting.
fromSun Sentinel
2 months agoDeSantis orders special legislative session to change Florida congressional districts
His move formally places Florida in line with the national Republican effort, demanded last year by President Donald Trump, to have states change the boundaries of their congressional districts in ways to get more Republicans and fewer Democrats elected. The special session, from April 20 through April 24, comes after the scheduled adjournment of the regular legislative session. DeSantis' timetable would delay the normal timetable for congressional hopefuls to officially qualify as candidates for the August primaries.
US politics
fromThe American Conservative
3 months agoIs the Indiana Redistricting Debacle the Future of MAGA?
This manifests itself in a variety of different ways, of course. Progressives believe Mitch McConnell is a big meanie who routinely ate Chuck Schumer's lunch when the Kentuckian was still his party's leader in the Senate. Conservatives believe he is a RINO whose commitment to "muh principles" meant Republicans had to play by rules Democrats would violate with reckless abandon. (Filibuster? More like old and busted!)
Right-wing politics
US politics
fromwww.mediaite.com
3 months agoStephanie Ruhle Apologizes to Guest for Sexually Suggestive Comment Involving Trump: That Sounded Gross'
Donald Trump faces mounting political setbacks, including failed redistricting, healthcare premium increases, and legal pressure to release Epstein files, undermining his standing with voters.
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