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4 days agoA redistricting re-do? What to know about Alabama's primary elections
Four of the state's congressional districts are expected to hold special primaries in August, as part of a nationwide battle over redistricting. President Donald Trump has pushed Republican-led states to redraw their congressional maps in order to give the right-wing party an advantage in the November midterm elections. At stake is control over the US House of Representatives. Each congressional district represents one seat in the House, where Republicans currently hold a slim majority.
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#supreme-court
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fromIntelligencer
5 days agoThis Big Idea Could Fix America's Gerrymandering Madness
The Supreme Court decision weakened Voting Rights Act protections and enabled aggressive partisan gerrymandering, likely triggering a recurring gerrymandering arms race that will reduce minority representation.
Right-wing politics
fromTruthout
1 week agoSCOTUS Ruling on Voting Rights Act Puts a Third of Black Caucus Seats at Risk of Being Drawn Out of Existence
Up to 19 Congressional Black Caucus House members face potential seat loss after a Supreme Court ruling weakens Voting Rights Act enforcement and enables redistricting.
#voting-rights
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fromAbove the Law
1 week agoJohn Roberts Thinks Alabama Maps He Decided Were Too Racist Magically Aren't So Racist Anymore! - Above the Law
Alabama’s congressional map was blocked for racism, then later allowed again, with the Supreme Court citing Louisiana v. Callais and politics as the shift.
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fromThe Nation
1 week agoOn Redistricting, Will Virginia Democrats Surrender, or Get Creative?
Voting rights setbacks from invalidated congressional maps and election postponements show worsening conditions, while some Democratic leaders accept court outcomes and urge voters to participate.
#tennessee-politics
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fromTruthout
1 week agoTennessee GOP House Speaker Suspends Dems From Committees for Voting Map Protest
Republican House leadership plans to remove all House Democrats from committees after their protest during a redistricting vote splitting Tennessee’s only majority-Black Democratic congressional district.
#us-politics
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fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks agoAnger mounts after Tennessee Republicans redraw maps US politics live
Tennessee’s GOP legislature passed redistricting maps that eliminate the state’s lone Democratic, Black-majority congressional district and split Memphis into Republican-leaning districts.
#virginia-politics
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fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks agoVirginia supreme court strikes down new congressional maps in win for Republicans
Virginia’s Supreme Court barred use of voter-approved congressional maps because the general assembly violated constitutional procedure, nullifying the referendum’s legal effect.
#us-midterm-elections
Right-wing politics
fromFortune
2 weeks agoRepublicans fear the midterms, but Trump is still enacting retribution on anyone who strays from MAGA path | Fortune
Intraparty purges and aggressive redistricting efforts may weaken Republican prospects in upcoming midterms while increasing pressure on lawmakers to limit Democratic-leaning districts.
fromEsquire
1 week agoSo the Supreme Court Is Just Letting the Republicans Get Away with Unfair Districts, Huh
The extensive record in these cases supports the District Court's conclusion that plaintiffs' [Section 2] claim was likely to succeed under Gingles. As to the first Gingles precondition, the District Court correctly found that black voters could constitute a majority in a second district that was "reasonably configured." The plaintiffs adduced eleven illustrative districting maps that Alabama could enact, at least one of which contained two majority-black districts that comported with traditional districting criteria.
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#virginia-supreme-court
US Elections
fromAbove the Law
1 week agoJonathan Turley Defends Virginia Redistricting Opinion By Refusing To Explain It - Above the Law
Virginia’s Supreme Court overturned a statewide election approving new congressional maps, ruling the amendment process unconstitutional and unprecedented in state history.
US Elections
fromAbove the Law
1 week agoJonathan Turley Defends Virginia Redistricting Opinion By Refusing To Explain It - Above the Law
Virginia’s Supreme Court overturned a statewide election approving new congressional maps, ruling the amendment process unconstitutional and unprecedented in state history.
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fromlailluminator.com
1 week agoLouisiana Hearing Erupts Over GOP Push to Eliminate Majority-Black Districts
Republican lawmakers held a public hearing on new Louisiana U.S. House district maps to remove majority-Black districts amid suspended primaries and questions about absentee ballot handling.
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