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Georgia

Newly drawn maps by state legislature on Dec. 8 challenged for violating the VRA. Hearing held on Dec. 20.

Louisiana

Plaintiffs ask U.S. Supreme Court to stay lower court order striking down congressional map.

Arkansas

8th Cir. en banc refused to overturn lower court holding that private parties may not enforce §2 of the VRA.

Utah

State Supreme Court heard oral arguments on June 11, 2023 in case challenging the state's congressional map.

Redistricting Across States

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

Click on the map to the right to to view redistricting information for federal and state legislative districts in each of the 50 states.

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The Latest Updates

May 23, 2024

The U.S. Supreme Court reversed a lower court order that congressional district 1 was unjustifiably drawn predominantly based on race and with racial intent.

South Carolina

May 8, 2024

Plaintiffs in a VRA lawsuit filed an emergency application with the U.S. Supreme Court, seeking to stay a lower court opinion that invalidated the state's congressional districts.

Louisiana

Mar 27, 2024

Federal court dismisses challenge to state's congressional district, holding plaintiffs did not provide evidence that the state Legislature acted with discriminatory purpose when enacting the map.

Florida

Mar 27, 2024

Federal court approves new state House districts redrawn by the state's redistricting commission after the same court struck down the commission's original map.

Michigan

Mar 15, 2024

A federal judge adopted new state legislative districts after earlier striking them down for impairing the ability of Latinos from electing their candidates of choice.

Washington

Feb 28, 2024

Gov. Hochul signed new congressional districts into law hours after the state legislature rejected lines drawn by the state's independent commission and drew new lines itself.

New York