Latest Redistricting News
New Black congressional district in Louisiana bows to politics, not race, backers say
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Politics and race are both factors in a pending court challenge of Louisiana's new congressional maps. How much weight each carries is a major question before three federal judges whose ruling could affect the balance of power in the next Congress. At issue is a...
North Carolina redistricting attorney who fell short in federal confirmation fight dies at 69
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Thomas Farr, a longtime North Carolina redistricting and election law attorney who regularly defended Republican interests but whose 2018 federal judgeship nomination was scuttled by two GOP senators, has died, a legal colleague said Tuesday. He was 69. Farr...
Editorial Roundup: Ohio
Toledo Blade. March 30, 2024. Editorial: Pension power corrupts The wheels of justice are turning so slowly it’s unlikely ousted State Teachers Retirement System of Ohio board member Wade Steen will ever be restored to his position as the governor’s appointed...
Appeals panel won't order North Carolina Senate redistricting lines to be redrawn
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A federal appeals court declined Thursday to order North Carolina legislators to redraw some state Senate districts, rejecting arguments that clear evidence has been presented showing Republican manipulation of boundaries means Black voters there are prevented from electing...
South Carolina to hold 2024 congressional elections with map previously ruled unconstitutional
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A federal court on Thursday ruled that this year's congressional elections in South Carolina will be held under a map that it had already deemed unconstitutional and discriminatory against Black voters, with time running out ahead of voting deadlines and a lack of a decision...
Federal judges approve redraw of Detroit-area state House seats ahead of 2024 election
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — New boundaries for Detroit-area seats in the Legislature were approved Wednesday by a three-judge panel that had previously ordered them redrawn after finding the old map was illegally influenced by race. The newly approved state House map will be in place for...
Editorial Roundup: Ohio
Akron Beacon Journal. March 8, 2024. Editorial: Think lawmakers are ignoring you? Speak up at the polls We the people are sick of our voices being ignored. It seems some Ohio elected officials have decided — again and again — that the will of the...
Editorial Roundup: New York
Albany Times Union. March 6, 2024. Editorial: Burdett decision is Health Department’s to make The attorney general has not offered a valid reason for her probe of the proposal to close the maternity center. The Burdett Birth Center is vital to...
Congressional candidates jump onto ballot as qualifying begins for 2024 Georgia races
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia's 2024 elections kicked into high gear Monday with the start of qualifying for state and federal offices. Dozens of candidates from the Republican and Democratic parties streamed to the state Capitol to sign papers and pay their qualifying fees, while those...
Wisconsin Supreme Court rejects Democrats’ congressional redistricting challenge
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The liberal-controlled Wisconsin Supreme Court on Friday rejected a Democratic lawsuit that sought to throw out the battleground state’s congressional maps, marking a victory for Republicans who argued against the court taking up the case. The decision...
