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Feb 20, 2023 - The U.S. Supreme Court ruled last week that federal courts cannot stop partisan gerrymandering, which is the practice of drawing redistricting maps to favor...

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Nov 5, 2025 - Governor pushed for the proposition as a way to oppose Trump.

Oct 30, 2024 - If “yes” on Issue 1 wins, it'd create an independent redistricting process. But some voters are saying the GOP-crafted ballot summary tricked them...

The Democratic Party is one step closer to a big victory in the redistricting battles.

Apr 28, 2023 - The North Carolina Supreme Court reversed itself Friday on whether partisan gerrymandering and a strict voter ID law violate the state constitution.

Aug 1, 2025 - Trump’s Justice Department gave political cover for Gov. Greg Abbott to mingle gerrymandering with disaster relief.

Feb 19, 2026 - A questionable lawsuit seeking to redraw a Republican district risks turbocharging Trump’s gerrymandering campaign.

Dec 4, 2025 - The GOP may face a tough road heading into the 2026 midterms, but as one expert on voting rights points out, the fight is far from over.

Missouri GOP leaders are pushing to gerrymander Missouri's congressional map and change how voter-approved measures become laws.

Black political power is on the line.

The practice has long been a thorn in the side of American democracy, but it’s becoming a bigger threat than ever.

The latest gerrymandering news and updates on NewsOne - your source for breaking stories, in-depth reports, and perspectives that matter.

Feb 20, 2024 - Mathematicians are developing statistical forensics to identify districts that disenfranchise voters

Aug 12, 2025 - Florida’s supreme court blessed the 2022 GOP gerrymander, weakening a key provision of the voter-approved Fair Districts Amendments. Governor DeSantis wants...

Sep 5, 2025 - The UCP government has opened the door to a new kind of riding boundary. Will they walk through it?

Do the justices have any rules they won't let Republicans break?

In 1812, Massachusetts Gov. Gov. Elbridge Gerry signed a bill he didn't like, one the reordered some political districts into particularly odd shapes to...

Dec 6, 2025 - A new law will end the practice of counting incarcerated people where prisons are located, which skews political power within the state.

Jan 1, 2026 - In his second term, Trump has abused his power while seeking to expand it. The Supreme Court is set to decide how far he can go.

Dec 8, 2025 - "It's a hard battle to fight because it's so intentional, it's so in your face — and it's hard to not just want to get frustrated...

Aug 20, 2025 - Proportional electoral systems largely eliminate both the built-in bias inherent to the single-seat model and the effects of partisan manipulation.

Dec 11, 2023 - This article is published as a collaboration between Balls & Strikes and Bolts. Conservative justices on the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in 2019 that federal...

Aug 7, 2025 - A redistricting expert answers questions from Bolts readers about the effort to redraw Texas’ congressional map, and its effects on communities of color and...

Andrea Hunley, assistant minority leader for the Indiana Senate Democrats, says even some Republican lawmakers oppose the gerrymandering of the state’s U.S....

Oct 25, 2025 - On Wednesday, North Carolina Republicans enacted a newly gerrymandered map that targets Black voters to create an additional seat for a white Republican. The...

Oct 29, 2025 - Virginia Dems' ongoing efforts to gerrymander the state in their party's favor violate the state Constitution, according to AG Jason Miyares.

Nov 22, 2024 - In a memo to staff, Vice President for Standards John Daniszewski recounted how a team of AP journalists was able to measure the impact of gerrymandering, the...

Dec 3, 2025 - California's new congressional map was drawn 'with illegal racial intent,' a new lawsuit filed Tuesday alleges.

Nov 14, 2025 - The top news stories in medicine today.

Sep 5, 2025 - Gerrymandering en EE.UU.: la guerra por las elecciones intermedias y la práctica antidemocrática de redibujar los distritos electorales.

Aug 8, 2025 - California leaders look to a special election to counter Texas redistricting plans.

My work as a youth pastor inspired my work toward redistricting reform.

The conservative supermajority upheld South Carolina's congressional map.

Mar 17, 2022 - A lawsuit is asking the courts to overturn Utah's new congressional map and give an independent redistricting commission the power to create political...

When President Trump took office in January, Congress seemed poised to play a supporting role in the story of Trump’s second term. Republicans largely...

Nov 20, 2018 - Proposition 4, the ballot initiative creating an independent redistricting commission as a stopgap against what's known as gerrymandering by lawmakers, won...

Sep 11, 2025 - Missouri lawmakers are seeking to undermine progress on worker rights by suppressing voter participation and rolling back hard-fought victories.

Nov 21, 2025 - BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — American democracy is entering a dangerous stage of decline. While coverage focuses largely on the most recognizable signs of...

In early December, the Indiana State Senate voted against a proposal to ratify a new electoral map. The President of the United States, Donald Trump, was very...

A federal court in Los Angeles will soon hear arguments regarding Proposition 50, which Republicans claim racially gerrymandered California's district...

Nov 25, 2025 - Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall gave his support to the Jefferson County Commission’s appeal of a ruling against its district maps.

Jan 22, 2022 - A new reform changes where incarcerated people are counted for redistricting. State advocates vow to push against felony disenfranchisement next year. Virginia...

Some medical schools may still be using affirmative action policies in order to admit more black students over whites and Asians, a new report found.

There is this little kerfuffle on social media about what Chan Chun Sing said in Parliament about gerrymandering. Answering a direct question from Pritam...

Oct 1, 2024 - State courts in North Carolina and Ohio blocked Republican efforts to draw districts that benefit their party this year, contributing to a fairer landscape for...

Nov 20, 2025 - Attempts to control the drawing of congressional districts to benefit a party or candidate stretch back nearly to the country's founding. This...

Nov 13, 2025 - Pot calls kettle black as Trump sues California for gerrymandering via voter-approved Prop 50. The administration is hoping the Supreme Court will soon kill...

Sep 16, 2025 - In July, President Donald Trump asked Texas Republicans to carve out additional GOP-leaning congressional districts.

May 19, 2025 - We’re taking you through some of the basics of what you should know about redistricting and “gerrymandering” in the U.S.

Jan 15, 2022 - Nationwide efforts against capital punishment and against prison gerrymandering have gained considerable momentum just over the past two years. Colorado hit...

Jan 16, 2022 - A hard-fought reform will stop the state from distorting political power at the expense of communities that bear the brunt of incarceration. But it won’t...