Mississippi Will Reexamine Judicial Redistricts After US Supreme Court Rules in Voting Rights Case
Reeves says lawmakers will get the first chance to fix a district map a federal judge found diluted Black voting power.
- Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves announced a special session for judicial redistricting following a U.S. Supreme Court decision on a Voting Rights Act case that impacts minority representation nationally.
- A ruling in Louisiana v. Callais is anticipated before the court's term ends in June.
- A federal judge previously ordered Mississippi to redraw its electoral map, citing a violation of Section 2 that diluted Black voters' power.
- Reeves expressed hope that the Supreme Court will reaffirm equality and reject race-based classifications.
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The conservative majority on the U.S. Supreme Court has effectively neutralized a hugely significant piece of voting rights legislation designed to ensure African-American representation in Washington, and the resulting consequences could be wide-reaching and election-changing.
The Supreme Court's ruling that on Wednesday undermined the 1965 Voting Rights Act and, with it, the electoral representation of minorities in the United States, had its first consequence the following day with the announcement that Louisiana is preparing to postpone the holding of its primary elections. They are scheduled for mid-May, and were the first step on the road that in that State will lead to the holding in November of the half-term le…
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Trump, US House speaker prod GOP states to gerrymander after voting rights ruling
President Donald Trump gives a speech at the World Economic Forum on Jan. 21, 2026 in Davos, Switzerland. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)President Donald Trump on Thursday moved to capitalize on a U.S. Supreme Court decision weakening the federal Voting Rights Act as he urged one governor to gerrymander his state and praised another for suspending an approaching primary. The court’s decision on Wednesday struck down Louisiana’s congress…
Trump, US House speaker prod GOP states to gerrymander after voting rights ruling • Maine Morning Star
President Donald Trump gives a speech at the World Economic Forum on Jan. 21, 2026 in Davos, Switzerland. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)President Donald Trump on Thursday moved to capitalize on a U.S. Supreme Court decision weakening the federal Voting Rights Act as he urged one governor to gerrymander his state and praised another for suspending an approaching primary. The court’s decision on Wednesday struck down Louisiana’s congress…
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