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Redistricting & Maps
Maps, gerrymandering cases, commissions, and legal challenges to districts.
- Colorado voters reject Amendment 86 to clarify congressional redistricting process
November 6, 2026 / 10:49 AM MST / CBS Colorado Voters in Colorado have rejected Amendment 86, which would have clarified the congressional redistricting process in the state. The amendment was put on the ballot by a conservative nonprofit…
- Who Is Elena Kagan? Ideology, strategy, and the art of disagreement
The solitary dissent was unusual for a justice who has spent much of her tenure avoiding separate opinions. At a judicial conference in July 2025, Kagan observed that the court “speaks best when it speaks as a court,” and acknowledged that…
- Did Republican efforts to redistrict the House turn into a dummymander? A state-by-state guide
Updated on: November 4, 2026 / 9:23 PM EST / CBS News Republicans undertook a historic effort to redraw several states' Congressional districts mid-decade in an attempt to maintain control of the House. That effort was rebuffed on Tuesday…
- What's next after voters approve ballot measures for Maryland restricting, Baltimore's Baby Fund?
November 4, 2026 / 6:13 PM EST / CBS Baltimore Maryland voters overwhelmingly approved a ballot measure that could lead to redrawing congressional districts and further gerrymandering the state. And in Baltimore, some property tax dollars…
- Republicans bet the House on redistricting, but Democrats swept through the seats they targeted
Republicans redrew more than a dozen congressional districts in states such as Texas, Florida, Ohio and North Carolina over the past year-plus in an aggressive attempt to shore up their narrow majority in Washington. Republicans redrew…
- Mootness, maps, and motor vehicles
The Relist Watch column examines cert petitions that the Supreme Court has “relisted” for its upcoming conference. A short explanation of relists is available here. The justices’ June stay suggests that Alabama may have a receptive…
- Maryland redistricting debate continues after voters approve Question 3
WBOC TV Small Craft Advisory from FRI 10:00 PM EST until SUN 6:00 AM EST Maryland voters have approved Question 3, giving state lawmakers the authority to redraw the state's congressional district maps. Now, the question is whether…
- Colorado voters reject mid-decade redistricting restrictions
Only 47% of voters approved the referendum Tuesday, below the 55% requirement for a state constitutional amendment. The measure was intended to prevent Colorado from engaging in the redistricting war that President Donald Trump began last…
- Arkansas AG asks judge to end decades-old agreement on Black-majority court districts
Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin is asking a federal judge to end a decades-old agreement that established Black-majority judicial districts in parts of the state. Griffin has filed a motion to terminate the consent decree in the case…
- LDF and Partners Challenge Arkansas’ Attempt to Eliminate Equal Opportunities for Black Judges in Elections
“The election of Black judges is directly attributable to the requirements of the Hunt decree,” said Judge Olly Neal. “Without the Hunt decree, Plaintiffs will not have an equal opportunity to continue to elect judges that are…
- Colorado voters reject initiative making it harder to redraw congressional districts outside the normal process
Voters rejected a ballot measure brought by Colorado conservatives and backed by national Republicans that sought to make it more difficult to redraw the boundaries of the state’s congressional districts outside of the process laid out in…
- Maryland landowners ask U.S. Supreme Court to intervene in MPRP dispute
BALTIMORE (WBFF) — Maryland landowners fighting a controversial 67-mile power transmission project are taking their battle to the U.S. Supreme Court, arguing that a private energy company has been allowed to exercise government-like powers…
- Kemp declines special session to limit executive powers, redraw maps
Outgoing Republican Gov. Brian Kemp announced Wednesday that he would not call a special session to push new political maps and curb the executive powers of future state leaders after the Democratic sweep in the 2026 midterms. “The voters…
- Kemp Rules Out Special Session On Maps Or Powers After Bottoms Win
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp said he will not call a special legislative session to redraw districts or limit the governor’s powers after Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms won the election. He said he would respect voters’ decision, while noting…
- Maryland voters approve Democratic-backed redistricting amendment
BREAKING: Democrat Annie Andrews defeats GOP Sen. Darline Graham in South Carolina, a major upset Maryland voters approved a constitutional amendment that paves the way for Democrats to redraw their state’s congressional map, NBC News…
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