#BREAKING: A stay has been granted the stay in Robinson v. Callais.

The US Supreme Court reinstates Louisana congressional map with second majority-minority district for the 2024 election. https://t.co/TIBqtKqDDJ pic.twitter.com/JvzOC9JGQ0

— The Redistrict Network (@RedistrictNet) May 15, 2024

The LA legislature gave Speaker Johnson the middle finger when they didn’t listen to his plea to ignore a new congressional map. It replaces a map that disenfranchised Black voters who make up 1/3 of the population. #ResistanceUnited #wtpBLUE #wtpEarth https://t.co/x495oluiyl

— Claire Bear Resists (@claireluvsbearz) January 19, 2024

NEW: the GOP-led Louisiana Senate has passed a new congressional map that would create a second Black majority district, likely netting Dems a seat at the expense of #LA06 Rep. Garret Graves (R).

Map would protect Speaker Mike Johnson (R) #LA04 & Rep. Julia Letlow (R) #LA05. pic.twitter.com/6vKOETLwRq

— Dave Wasserman (@Redistrict) January 18, 2024

We’ve just seen, and are very concerned with, the proposed Congressional map presented in the Louisiana Legislature. It remains my position that the existing map is constitutional and that the legal challenge to it should be tried on merits so the State has adequate opportunity…

— Mike Johnson (@MikeJohnson) January 16, 2024

BREAKING: Louisiana intends to ask the 5th Circuit to reconsider a lawsuit from voters challenging the state's congressional map, citing the 8th Circuit's recent ruling that private individuals & groups cannot file lawsuits under Section 2 of the VRA.

🔗: https://t.co/rHe3TWE8X3 pic.twitter.com/jiQmYc7Tjl

— Democracy Docket (@DemocracyDocket) November 22, 2023

NEW: North Dakota Sec. of State has announced his intention to appeal the ND legislative redistricting case.

In his statement, ND SoS Howe specifically cited the 8th Circuits ruling that private individuals can't bring lawsuits under Section 2 of the VRA. https://t.co/jSibjMzD1I

— The Redistrict Network (@RedistrictNet) November 21, 2023

#NEW: Maps signed by Presidential-candidate and ND Governor Doug Burgum overturned for being racially discriminatory to Native American voters. https://t.co/qxA7I9ssSy

— The Redistrict Network (@RedistrictNet) November 17, 2023

A federal judge finds North Dakota’s 2021 legislative redistricting plan violates the rights of two Native American tribes by diluting their voting strength.

The judge has ordered the GOP-controlled legislature to “adopt a plan to remedy the violation.” https://t.co/Q3cTPF13vM

— The Recount (@therecount) November 17, 2023

Huge win for Dems = the 5th Circuit (!) ruled Louisiana has to draw a second Black-majority district

Dems now stand to flip three seats through racial lawsuits (LA, AL, + one of FL/GA/SC), cancelling out the GOP's brutal gerrymander in NC

And Dems' NY gerrymander still looms… pic.twitter.com/uOJoGZ5hms

— Brent Peabody 🇺🇸🇺🇦 (@brent_peabody) November 13, 2023

#NEW: Louisiana Secretary of State and Louisiana lawmakers have notified the court in the Louisiana legislative redistricting case that they are challenging the constitutionality of Section 2 of the VRA.

They will submit a copy of the notice to the Department of Justice. pic.twitter.com/zHwEOYtLD7

— The Redistrict Network (@RedistrictNet) November 13, 2023

3-Judge panel orders new voting maps for Louisiana, the most recent state where a GOP-controlled legislature has been found to have violated the Voting Rights Act when it drew new maps based on 2020 census data. https://t.co/b82a2zacVj

— Joyce Alene (@JoyceWhiteVance) November 11, 2023

HAPPENING NOW: New York's highest court is hearing arguments in a lawsuit over whether the state will have a new congressional map before the 2024 elections, which could impact control of the House.

Follow along for live updates.🧵https://t.co/carCkIm9xZ

— Democracy Docket (@DemocracyDocket) November 15, 2023

Redistricting mayhem in New York has Democrats and Republicans in court as legislators vie for control over who redraws the state's congressional maps ahead of the 2024 election.https://t.co/BXN7QEulPK

— Let America Vote (@LetAmericaVote) November 15, 2023

North Carolina’s new congressional district lines have changed a fair, 50-50 map into one that could elect as many as 11 Republicans and just 3 Democrats. Here’s how state lawmakers did it: https://t.co/MB8UzOMKRO

— Brennan Center (@BrennanCenter) October 29, 2023

What North Carolina's new congressional map looks like.

NC voted for Trump 50% to 49%, but map is drawn so that 10 of 14 districts will have gone for Trump.

Dems are packed into 3 districts that gave Biden 73%, 75%, & 68%; plus a swing 51/49 district. https://t.co/cU8P1wceea pic.twitter.com/IyXU3sqtSZ

— Taniel (@Taniel) October 25, 2023

the GOP just made North Carolina into what it's done to Wisconsin for 10+ years: create an eternal Republican hold on power, effectively shielded from elections.

in fact, it's Wisconsin on steroids: NC GOP is now highly likely to win veto-proof majorities & govern as they will. https://t.co/pYhKNyZPuC

— Taniel (@Taniel) October 25, 2023

North Carolina Republicans passed new congressional and state legislative maps Wednesday that could flip three or four U.S. House seats while easing a path for the party to hold onto veto-proof majorities over state legislation. https://t.co/mowDrhvJ12

— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) October 26, 2023

The American Right is fully committed to a fundamentally anti-democratic project, and the Republican Party has a comprehensive strategy to put it into practice.

Some thoughts on the radicalizing threat of authoritarian minority rule: 1/ https://t.co/rWd770GGRv

— Thomas Zimmer (@tzimmer_history) October 24, 2023

The brutal gerrymanders would transform the current 7D-7R delegation into as lopsided as an 11R-3D breakdown.

New North Carolina GOP Proposals Would Eliminate Up to Four Democrats' Seats by @Redistrict: https://t.co/PhAV4dZD34

— Cook Political Report (@CookPolitical) October 22, 2023

"The new North Carolina maps are even worse than many feared, pursuing partisan advantage with greater audacity and precision than any gerrymander in recent history." – Prof. Asher D. Hildebrandhttps://t.co/tPfll4CEQu

— Marc E. Elias (@marceelias) November 10, 2023

The new North Carolina budget significantly curtails access to the state's public records and erodes the public's ability to challenge redistricting maps.

This is a monumental change for the worse.https://t.co/lYPz6V6JHq

— Citizens for Ethics (@CREWcrew) November 10, 2023

NC redistricting update: Senate Republicans are planning to unveil new Congressional (and #NCGA) district maps this afternoon.

Confirmation just now from top #ncpol redistricting official Sen. @RalphHise. Expecting similar from House Republicans, too.

— Will Doran (@will_doran) October 18, 2023

IMO the only interesting Q about North Carolina congressional redistricting is what they do with NC-01 (Davis). Plausible outcomes literally range from safe D to safe R.

3 Democrats (Manning, Nickel, Jackson) are 99.9% likely to be toasted.

— Ryan Brune (@BruneElections) October 18, 2023

New Proposed NC Senate Configuration, notable incumbent Democrat @Bode4Senate gets drawn into a Trump-Budd District in the North of Wake and 2 other Biden Districts currently held by Republicans are now Trump won. pic.twitter.com/U3tEpY9jfp

— 🇺🇦North Carolina Mapper🇺🇦 (@UniteCarolina) October 18, 2023

Here's the proposed 10R-3D-1C map that would eliminate #NC06 Manning (D), #NC13 Nickel (D) and #NC14 Jackson (D) and put Davis (D) in a hard-to-win #NC01 w/ a substantially diluted Black share. https://t.co/srTVq7ROpM

— Dave Wasserman (@Redistrict) October 18, 2023

As the hypothetical map below shows, it's possible to draw an outright Black majority #NC01 in the northeastern part of NC.

Instead, NC Republicans' proposals dilute #NC01's Black share from 42% to 41% and 39%, respectively. A VRA lawsuit is pretty much assured here. pic.twitter.com/ghueTzgCoT

— Dave Wasserman (@Redistrict) October 18, 2023

Based on my initial look at the two NC GOP congressional plans, one is a 11R-3D plan (+4R, -4D) that merges Davis & Foushee and eliminates Manning, Jackson and Nickel.

The other is a 10R-3D-1C that makes Davis's #NC01 competitive and eliminates Manning, Jackson and Nickel.

— Dave Wasserman (@Redistrict) October 18, 2023

JUST IN: Under both proposed NC congressional maps, Tricia Cotham, who gave Republicans a supermajority by switching parties in April, moves from Democratic U.S. Rep. Alma Adams' district to Dan Bishop's, who is creating an open seat by running for attorney general. #ncpol pic.twitter.com/vCuzyTdaG3

— Bryan Anderson (@BryanRAnderson) October 18, 2023

"The Ohio Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed two lawsuits challenging the state’s congressional map — which was ruled unconstitutional last year as favoring Republicans — clearing the way for the map to be used for next year’s elections." https://t.co/p9yWnA29ch

— JM Rieger (@RiegerReport) September 7, 2023

New Editor Commentary: As Ohio gears up for another round of Statehouse redistricting, Republican politicians' gerrymandering games never really ended — they were just paused to run out the clock on a full, fair, public, and good faith process.https://t.co/hdtReMuNiz

— David DeWitt (@DC_DeWitt) September 7, 2023

#BREAKING: The OH Supreme Court has granted the dismissal of two lawsuits challenging Ohio's congressional map. https://t.co/1US4qLYZWk

— The Redistrict Network (@RedistrictNet) September 7, 2023

This is actually a win for Democrats, as Republicans won’t get a chance to more aggressively re-gerrymander Ohio’s lines before 2024. Per Ohio’s rules, however, the lines will need to be redrawn by 2026. https://t.co/UOBcAdxg6Z

— Dave Wasserman (@Redistrict) September 7, 2023

#ELB: “The fight over Alabama’s congressional redistricting now shifts back to federal court” https://t.co/JTSS22LQn5

— Rick Hasen (@rickhasen) July 24, 2023

Lawmakers in the Republican-dominated House and Senate instead passed a plan that would increase the percentage of Black voters from about 31% to 40% in the state's 2nd District. https://t.co/D5Jfd6waxx

— Yahoo News (@YahooNews) July 23, 2023

It’s not just Alabama’s congressional map, the state legislative maps are also making their way through the courts.

Alabama needs an Independent Redistricting Commission.

— The Redistrict Network (@RedistrictNet) July 23, 2023

I suspect Alabama will appeal the inevitable court ruling against them to the Supreme Court, taking Kavanaugh’s invitation to make a case the entire VRA is unconstitutional. SCOTUS then again says “Purcell Principle” means the illegal map is used for 2024 pending a new decision

— Michael McDonald (@ElectProject) July 21, 2023

Today both chambers of the Alabama Legislature will have passed a redrawn congressional district map. This map makes CD2 39.9% Black VAP, bumping it down to single digits but still reliably Republican. This does not address the court decision at all. pic.twitter.com/4iH1ZWcgXz

— Drew Savicki (@DrewSav) July 21, 2023

The map is in flagrant violation of SCOTUS's decision. https://t.co/hNF9VjyVic

— Joyce Alene (@JoyceWhiteVance) July 21, 2023

Republicans liked it when the Supreme Court forced women to give birth, but when the same court orders Alabama to give Black voters fair representation, they defy the highest court in the land.
White-identity fascism is a threat to our democracy. https://t.co/NJZQH0BrJv

— Pro-Democracy (@ProDemocracyRTs) July 21, 2023

BREAKING: Alabama conference committee passes new congressional map. The plan, called Livingston 3, has a Black voting age population share of 50.65% in District 7 and 39.9% in District 2.

The map will go to the House and Senate for approval before heading to the governor.

— Democracy Docket (@DemocracyDocket) July 21, 2023

The Conference Committee is currently meeting and considering a new Congressional Map. It is the Livingston Congressional Plan 3-2023. Here it is. The BVAP in the proposed 2nd congressional district is 39.93% and it will be 50.65% in the second Congressional district. pic.twitter.com/Ae5FEOlfEt

— Chris England (@RepEngland70) July 21, 2023

Alabama House's GOP majority has acted in a way that made clear they had little intention of following SCOTUS' decision. The message is, they are entitled to power regardless of how Alabamians vote. They want to pick their voters instead of letting voters pick them. https://t.co/faAprtHjRp

— Joyce Alene (@JoyceWhiteVance) July 20, 2023

BREAKING: Alabama Senate passes its own congressional map, which does not contain a second majority-Black district. Both chambers of the Alabama Legislature have passed different maps; lawmakers must agree on and enact a map by Friday or the court takes over drawing a new map. https://t.co/1yHc7CNsUC pic.twitter.com/6FD7m96HoB

— Democracy Docket (@DemocracyDocket) July 19, 2023

Alabama Republicans are trying desperately to dilute the power of Black voters. https://t.co/3tHdyWSQmK

— Charles P. Pierce (@CharlesPPierce) July 19, 2023

This is Republican theater. The Court ordered a lawful map. If the legislature refused to comply, the Court will need to adopt its own. https://t.co/n5Rxw14nsn

— Marc E. Elias (@marceelias) July 18, 2023

Yesterday, Alabama state House Republicans advanced a new congressional map that failed to draw a court-ordered second Black district.

Today, Senate Republicans advanced a map that's even worse.

2nd District 2020 presidential results:
House map: Trump+4
Senate map: Trump+12 https://t.co/lgmJWjKSfY

— Stephen Wolf (@PoliticsWolf) July 18, 2023

The Alabama House's plan for the state's new congressional district map falls well short of the court's order. Under this plan, AL-2 is 42.5% Black and still voted GOP for President in 2012-2020. This would not reliably elect a candidate of minority voters choosing. pic.twitter.com/DSa9eDENCr

— Drew Savicki (@DrewSav) July 18, 2023

How is it possible for the Republican-dominated House in Tennessee to expel three Democratic lawmakers protesting in support of tighter gun laws? Gerrymandering explained:https://t.co/vhPadpcYrw

— Brennan Center (@BrennanCenter) April 7, 2023

A history of the Gerrymander, a thread 🧵

Gerrymandering has become a prominent issue today, with every state having some history of it. However, the term only originated around 200 years ago, when Elbridge Gerry became the governor of Massachusetts in 1811. pic.twitter.com/CKcH2MmHYx

— Twiz 🌻 (@twizzyu) June 5, 2023

#OnThisDay in 1812, Governor Elbridge Gerry signed a new Massachusetts state Senate map.

One of these districts looked like a salamander and was thus dubbed a "gerrymander." pic.twitter.com/TyWB36itCN

— The Redistrict Network (@RedistrictNet) February 11, 2024