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SCOTUS ordered briefing for reargument in Callais, re whether minority districts violate the Constitution

After trial but before a decision, Texas planned a mid-decade congressional redraw; Dems fled the state to prevent a quorum

North Dakota

The Sup. Ct. stayed an appellate ruling that private plaintiffs can't enforce the VRA, pending Sup. Ct. review

Ohio

Ohio will have to redraw congressional districts before 2026, because prior partisan maps were valid for only 2 cycles

South Carolina

The state supreme court heard argument on June 24 in a partisan gerrymandering challenge to the congressional districts: an opinion is pending

Florida

Trial proceeds on a claim that a state Senate district is unjustifiably based on race

Redistricting Across States

The Constitutional mandate to redraw electoral district lines follows the decennial Census, as we learn where we, the people, live.

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The Latest Updates

Aug 3, 2025

Texas legislators fled the state in order to deny the legislature a quorum, to stop the majority's plan to redraw congressional lines for partisan gain.

Texas

Aug 1, 2025

The Supreme Court ordered briefing in the reargued Callais case on whether creating majority-minority districts (including, presumably, to avoid perpetuating past discrimination) violates the Constitution.

Louisiana

Jul 24, 2025

The Supreme Court issued a stay of the 8th Circuit's opinion finding no private right to enforce the VRA in the Turtle Mountain Band case, pending the Supreme Court's review of a cert. petition.

North Dakota

Jul 9, 2025

The Texas governor called for a special legislative session to address (among other issues) redrawing congressional lines.

Texas

Jul 9, 2025

Plaintiffs in the Turtle Mountain case, where the 8th Circuit found no private right to enforce the VRA, have indicated that they will seek cert. at the U.S. Supreme Court.

North Dakota

Jul 7, 2025

DOJ sent a letter alleging (without backup) the ostensible unconstitutionality of several congressional districts, at odds with the state's prior testimony and DOJ's prior legal position.

Texas