Redistricting Law & Litigation
Litigation Updates
U.S. Supreme Court Blocks Missouri’s 2025 Map for a Third Time, Closing the Midterm Fight
The U.S. Supreme Court blocked Missouri's 2025 congressional map for a third time on Sept ... Read More
Texas Supreme Court Bars Galveston County From Changing Maps Between Primary and General
The Texas Supreme Court barred Galveston County from using precinct maps redrawn after the March ... Read More
Maryland Supreme Court Sends Redistricting Amendment to Voters, With Rewritten Language
Maryland voters will decide in November whether the state constitution's compactness requirements apply to congressional ... Read More
Legal News
Updated: Dueling Orders Leave Missouri’s Congressional Map Unresolved
Justice Kavanaugh declined to revive Missouri's 2025 congressional map on September 8. Minutes later, a federal judge in St. Louis ... Read More
Galveston County, TX – A County Commission Map Fight With National Consequences
Galveston County has redrawn its precinct maps four times since 2011, drawing federal objections, a Voting Rights Act ruling, and ... Read More
Missouri Judge Blocks Redistricting Referendum From November Ballot. Appeal Filed
A Cole County judge blocked Missouri's redistricting referendum, ruling the constitution's referendum power does not reach congressional maps. The state ... Read More
Galveston County, TX: A Local Redistricting Case With National Reach
Galveston County redrew its precinct maps between the primary and the general election. Federal and state courts are now weighing ... Read More
8th Circuit Reverses Its Ruling on Native American Minority District Post Callais
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit ruled Tuesday, July 7, to reverse a 2023 legal victory by ... Read More
Callais Comes to County Government: Federal Judge Applies New VRA Standard to Mississippi Local Map
A federal judge in Mississippi ruled on June 24 that DeSoto County's 2022 electoral map does not violate Section 2 ... Read More