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Trump-Requested Texas Congressional District Gerrymandering Blocked by Federal Court Panel

November 19, 2025November 19, 2025

In June, President Donald Trump asked Texas to redistrict and deliver five additional congressional seats before the 2026 midterm, igniting a multi-state gerrymandering arms race. Nov. 18th, a federal court ruling halted the new districts and said “substantial evidence shows that Texas racially gerrymandered the 2025 Map.”

Utah Judge Who Struck Down ‘Extreme Gerrymander’ Threatened with Impeachment and Violence; Florida Redistricting Starts Dec. 4

November 18, 2025November 18, 2025

The Utah judge who struck down the state legislature’s proposed congressional map as “an extreme gerrymander” has faced threats of impeachment - and violence. Florida’s legislature scheduled its initial congressional redistricting committee meeting for Dec. 4th.

Though the President Pardoned Loyalists for 2020 Election Subversion, State Cases Against Fake Electors Revived in Georgia and Nevada

November 17, 2025November 17, 2025

We recently reported that President Donald Trump pardoned many of the fake electors in the scheme to overturn the 2020 Presidential election. But state cases in Georgia and Nevada have just been rekindled.

Congressional Gerrymandering Arms Race Updates: Indiana, Missouri, Kansas, California and Florida

November 16, 2025November 16, 2025

We have updates on the congressional midterm gerrymandering arms race from Indiana, Missouri, Kansas,and California. Florida, which has been on the sidelines, may enter the fray soon.

Can Mail-In Ballots, Eligible in Every Other Way, Be Counted if They Arrive After Election Day? The Question will be Heard in the U.S. Supreme Court

November 13, 2025November 13, 2025

Mail-in ballots are increasingly popular with voters. But when the U.S. Postal Service doesn’t deliver an otherwise eligible mail-in ballot in time by no fault of the voter, should it still be counted? The U.S. Supreme Court just accepted a case which could potentially disenfranchise those voters.