Redistricting Recap Nov 14 2025: DOJ Joins California Map Lawsuit. Indiana and Kansas Pause Mid-Decade Redistricting. Utah Judge Makes Map Decision

Redistricting Recap Nov 14 2025: DOJ Joins California Map Lawsuit. Indiana and Kansas Pause Mid-Decade Redistricting. Utah Judge Makes Map Decision

By EditorNov 14, 20250 Comments
Redistricting Developments for the Week of November 10th, 2025. In case you missed it: U.S. Department of Justice Joins Lawsuit to Block California’s New Congressional Map The California Proposition 50 map, approved by state voters on November 4, was crafted to redraw several U.S. House seats in favor of Democrats. The U.S. Department of Justice recently intervened in a lawsuit brought by California Republicans, arguing that the map prioritises race in a way that violates the Constitution and disadvantages certain voters. The case symbolizes the broader national competition over mid-decade redistricting and the high stakes for control of Congress. Indiana…
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Mid-Decade Redistricting: Where Else Could It Happen?

Mid-Decade Redistricting: Where Else Could It Happen?

By EditorAug 11, 2025
Gov. Greg Abbott put mid-decade redistricting on the agenda after Trump suggested a redraw and after a Trump-aligned DOJ letter questioned the legality of four existing districts. Texas’s special session, which convened on July 21 in part to redraw the congressional map, set off a chain reaction among states looking to counter what some say is an "unusual move," although not unprecedented. On July 30, House Republicans released a draft map that could flip the state’s delegation from 25-13 to roughly 30-8 in the GOP’s favor. Texas Democrats have fled the state to deny their Republican counterparts a quorum, and…
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Redistricting Headlines Oct 6 2021: Indiana Adopts Maps. Arizona Begins Map-Drawing and Virginia Commission is at a Stalemate

Redistricting Headlines Oct 6 2021: Indiana Adopts Maps. Arizona Begins Map-Drawing and Virginia Commission is at a Stalemate

By EditorOct 06, 2021
A quick look at redistricting-related news across the USA. Arizona: In first moves to draw political maps, Arizona redistricting panel eyes major changes Colorado: Colorado congressional redistricting: Latino advocates, others object to map at state supreme court Indiana: Gov. Holcomb signs Indiana's redistricting maps into law Iowa: Iowa Legislature meets to consider redistricting maps Maryland: In Maryland, 2 separate redistricting commissions look to redraw the legislative map Michigan: Redistricting panel nears end of mapping process, start of public hearing period Michigan: Expert: Michigan redistricting panel can make maps fairer Virginia: ‘We’re sort of stuck:’ Va. Redistricting Commission divided over race…
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