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Plot Twist in New York’s Ongoing Redistricting Drama, as Appeals Court Throws Out Competitive Maps Drawn by a Lower Court’s Special Master

December 13, 2023December 13, 2023

There was another plot twist in New York’s redistricting drama, as New York’s highest court threw out a special master’s Congressional maps, and directed the state’s redistricting commission to try again.

Tennessee Supreme Court Stays Order for New State Senate Maps, Likely Keeping Gerrymandered Maps for 2024 and Protecting GOP Supermajority

December 11, 2023December 11, 2023

Just a week after a lower court upheld state House maps and ordered new state Senate voting district maps, the Tennessee Supreme Court ruled – for the second time – that it would temporarily keep both partisan gerrymandered maps in place.

After a Federal Court Mandate, Georgia Lawmakers Add Majority-Minority Districts – But Still Gerrymander the Maps

December 6, 2023December 6, 2023

October 26th, a federal circuit court judge ordered Georgia’s redistricting maps to be redrawn to include majority-minority “opportunity districts” for Congress, state senate and state house. Legislators appear to be manipulating the new maps, too.

DeSantis Congressional Map Diluting Black Voting Power Heads to Florida Supreme Court After Being Upheld by Appeals Court

December 5, 2023December 5, 2023

A North Florida Congressional district map pushed by Governor Ron DeSantis which diluted Black voting power, was upheld by a Florida appeals court December 1st. The 10-judge panel ruled that plaintiffs didn’t prove the map violated Florida’s constitutional amendment prohibiting racial gerrymandering.

New Hampshire Supreme Court Won’t Hear Future Gerrymandering Cases, Abandoning Fair Representation for State’s Voters

December 3, 2023December 3, 2023

Saying the state constitution doesn’t specifically prohibit partisan gerrymandering, the New Hampshire Supreme Court ruled November 29th that state courts have no jurisdiction and would not hear future gerrymandering cases.