What is Redistricting?

Jonathan Cervas provides a history of legislative and Supreme Court actions impacting voting rights. He focuses on the recent Supreme Court decision (Louisiana v. Callais; April 2026) that significantly weakened key protections of the Voting Rights Act, particularly the ability to require majority-minority districts. As a result, southern states are rapidly revisiting or redrawing maps, often in ways that reduce Black voting power. Overall, the impact on representation will include a decline in majority-minority districts, increased partisan gerrymandering, decreased trust in government, and fewer constituent services. Cervas reviews the new maps and impacts.

As high-profile battles over redistricting have become a fixture in political headlines, a group of scholars is sounding the alarm on the consequences of gerrymandering. In an open letter to Congress, they are urging lawmakers to consider proportional representation. Amna Nawaz discussed the proposal with Stanford law professor Pamela Karlan. It's part of our series, On Democracy. Watch PBS News for daily, breaking and live news, plus special coverage. We are home to PBS News Hour, ranked the most credible and objective TV news show. Sign up for Here's The Deal with Lisa Desjardins: https://to.pbs.org/41q6E8i Subscribe for exclusive content in our newsletters: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/subscribe PBS News podcasts: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/podcasts Stream your PBS favorites with the PBS app: https://to.pbs.org/2Jb8twG Find more from PBS News at https://www.pbs.org/newshour Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/2HfsCD6 Follow us: TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews X: http://www.twitter.com/newshour Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/newshour Facebook: http://www.pbs.org/newshour

Politico Reporter, Cheyanne M. Daniels, joins Capitol Review this week to discuss the impacts after the Supreme Court made a ruling in Louisiana v. Callais that many say would weaken the 1965 Voting Rights Act. The court ruling that the state's 2024 congressional map was was an unconstitutional racial gerrymander. Visit our website: https://www.DCNewsNow.com Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wdvmtv Follow us on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/DCNewsNow Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/DCNewsNow

Redistricting battle plays out in other states: Alabama's new map stands, Missouri's challenged

In this interview, ALEC’s Process and Procedures Task Force Director, Katherine T. Bennett, sits down with Jason Snead, Executive Director of the Honest Elections Project and Co‑Chair of the Process and Procedures Task Force, and Adam Kincaid, Executive Director of the American Redistricting Project. They walk through what happened in Louisiana v. Callais and why the ruling matters for anyone involved in drawing or defending maps at the state level. #supremecourt

On this episode: Redistricting happens every decade — but lately it's been making news on a much shorter cycle. Ballotpedia's redistricting expert Nathan Maxwell joins host Norman Leahy to walk through how the process actually works, from reapportionment basics to the three main methods states use to draw their maps. Then they get into why redistricting keeps landing in court, what recent Supreme Court rulings like Louisiana v. Calais have changed, and what to watch as new maps take shape ahead of the 2026 midterms. Plus: the 1812 origin of gerrymandering, a pre-Constitution power play by Patrick Henry, and a 28-sided monstrosity from 1957 Alabama. Learn more about the redistricting battles taking place across the country ahead of the 2026 midterms: https://ballotpedia.org/Redistricting_ahead_of_the_2026_elections Complete a brief 5 minute survey to review the show and share some feedback: https://forms.gle/zPxYSog5civyvEKX6 Sign up for our Newsletters: https://ballotpedia.org/Ballotpedia_Email_Updates Stream "On the Ballot" on Spotify or wherever you listen to podcasts. If you have questions, comments, or love for BP, feel free to reach out at ontheballot@ballotpedia.org or on X (formerly Twitter) @Ballotpedia. *On The Ballot is a conversational podcast featuring interviews with guests across the political spectrum. The views and opinions expressed by them are solely their own and are not representative of the views of the host or Ballotpedia as a whole.

David Daley, a senior fellow at FairVote, joins CBS News 24/7 to break down the current redistricting efforts by Republicans and Democrats ahead of the 2026 midterms. CBS News 24/7 is the premier anchored streaming news service from CBS News and Stations that is available free to everyone with access to the internet and is the destination for breaking news, live events, original reporting and storytelling, and programs from CBS News and Stations' top anchors and correspondents working locally, nationally and around the globe. It is available on more than 30 platforms across mobile, desktop and connected TVs for free, as well as CBSNews.com and Paramount+ and live in 91 countries. Subscribe to the CBS News YouTube channel: https://youtube.com/cbsnews Watch CBS News 24/7: https://cbsnews.com/live/ Download the CBS News app: https://cbsnews.com/mobile/ Follow CBS News on Instagram: https://instagram.com/cbsnews/ Like CBS News on Facebook: https://facebook.com/cbsnews Follow CBS News on X: https://twitter.com/cbsnews Subscribe to our newsletters: https://cbsnews.com/newsletters/ Try Paramount+ free: https://paramountplus.com/?ftag=PPM-05-10aeh8h For video licensing inquiries, contact: licensing@veritone.com

As several states move ahead on new congressional maps, Louisiana continues its heated redistricting debate.