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May 26, 2026
Hafiz Rashid
Judges Block Alabama Republicans’ Map for Being Too Racist
A federal court ruled Alabama Republicans’ map goes too far in discriminating against Black voters.
May 25, 2026
Jake Grumbach
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Perry Bacon
The Voting Rights Act Is Dead. Here’s a New Model for Black Politics.
After
Callais,
the old civil rights politics is moot. And more recent strategies have limited reach. Here’s how we can build something more transformative.
May 15, 2026
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Democrat Announces Resignation After State GOP Destroys His District
State Republicans aggressively redrew voting districts to eliminate the lone Democratic seat.
May 13, 2026
Hafiz Rashid
Republicans Aren’t Done Stealing Democratic Seats
The GOP is hoping to redraw maps in at least two more states before the midterm elections.
May 13, 2026
Malcolm Ferguson
The Tennessee GOP Is Trying to Wipe out the Opposition
In the aftermath of the Supreme Court’s gutting of the Voting Rights Act, Tennessee Republicans are going scorched earth against their Democratic colleagues.
May 8, 2026
Hafiz Rashid
Alabama Republicans Pass Last-Minute Gerrymander in Middle of Election
Republicans want to stop an active election so they can redraw the maps and strip Black political power.
May 8, 2026
Edith Olmsted
Samuel Alito Cited Fudged Data in His Ruling Gutting Voting Rights Act
Alito cited data provided by the Department of Justice that used faulty methodology.
May 7, 2026
Matt Ford
Southern Republicans Are Already Deleting Black Districts
The Supreme Court’s recent gerrymandering ruling has touched off an instantaneous demolition of Black political power as state lawmakers roll back the Second Reconstruction.
May 5, 2026
Edith Olmsted
Louisiana Governor Tossed Thousands of Votes In Order to Help Trump
Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry wasted no time trying to overturn votes.
May 5, 2026
Edith Olmsted
Second Republican Governor Rejects Trump’s Gerrymandering Wars
South Carolina won’t be redistricting anytime soon.
May 4, 2026
Hafiz Rashid
Trump Threatens States That Don’t Rig Their Midterm Elections
Trump is escalating pressure on states in the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision to gut the Voting Rights Act.
May 1, 2026
Edith Olmsted
Alabama Rushes to Eliminate Its Only Two Democrats in Congress
Another Republican governor has joined Donald Trump’s gerrymandering wars in light of the Supreme Court ruling.
May 1, 2026
Hafiz Rashid
Republican Governor Refuses to Join Trump’s Gerrymandering Wars
Georgia’s Brian Kemp is refusing to take action after the Supreme Court ruling—for now.
May 1, 2026
Michael Tomasky
John Roberts Is Either Dumb or Racially Obtuse. And He’s Not Dumb.
After the Supreme Court struck down school integration, guess what happened in the schools? The same thing that’s about to happen with congressional districts.
April 30, 2026
Hafiz Rashid
Republicans Begin Their Power Grab After Voting Rights Act Ruling
Republicans nationwide are beginning the push to redraw congressional maps—and erase Black representation.
April 30, 2026
Matt Ford
The Supreme Court Lands Its Fatal Blow on the Voting Rights Act
The conservative bloc has dismantled the law that ensures that Black Americans can fully participate in American electoral politics.
April 29, 2026
Finn Hartnett
Kagan Rips Supreme Court for Destroying Right to Racial Equality
Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan warned that her colleagues have demolished a foundational right with their attack on the Voting Rights Act.
April 29, 2026
Edith Olmsted
Supreme Court Smothers Voting Rights Act, Hands GOP a Massive Win
The Supreme Court ruled along ideological lines against Louisiana’s congressional map.
October 16, 2025
Matt Ford
The Supreme Court’s War on the Voting Rights Act Is Almost Over
The Roberts court has long had a monomaniacal obsession with gutting the laws that guarantee the right to vote. They are on the brink of getting their wish.
July 29, 2025
Matt Ford
Welcome to the Gerrymandering Wars
The Democrats have long argued for redistricting reform. But with Trump pushing Texas to create more safely Republican seats in Congress, blue states are looking to weaponize redistricting instead.
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