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Florida poised to flip 4 U.S. House seats with new map

(The Center Square) – Florida is poised to flip four seats in the U.S. House of Representatives to Republican following Wednesday's approval of a new congressional map in a special session of the Legislature. Second-term Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis' plan was approved 21-17 by the

US Supreme Court curbs race-based voting maps in landmark ruling

US Supreme Court curbs race-based voting maps in landmark ruling

The US Supreme Court on Wednesday sharply limited the use of race in drawing electoral districts, in a decision that could reshape congressional maps nationwide and boost Republican prospects ahead of midterm elections. In a 6–3 ruling split along ideological lines, the conservative-dominated court struck down a map

US Supreme Court limits use of race in congressional district remaps

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ office on Monday invoked an upcoming landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision on the role of race in drawing congressional districts to justify the Republican’s proposed gerrymander. “The use of race in redistricting should never happen,” the governor’s general counsel, David Axelman, wrote in

Supreme Court skeptical of Syria, Haiti temporary protected status

(The Center Square) – The U.S. Supreme Court appeared skeptical of immigrant’s challenges to the Trump administration’s termination of temporary protected status in Haiti and Syria. Justices on the high court heard arguments in Trump v. Miot and Mullin v. Doe, cases that challenge the special immigration status

Supreme Court’s ruling in Louisiana gerrymandering case redefines Voting Rights Act, making it harder to protect minority voting power and altering the landscape of future elections

Supreme Court’s ruling in Louisiana gerrymandering case redefines Voting Rights Act, making it harder to protect minority voting power and altering the landscape of future elections

In a major ruling that would permit weakening the voting power of minorities in the United States, the Supreme Court on April 29, 2026, struck down a Black-majority district in Louisiana’s congressional map as “an unconstitutional gerrymander” and altered the court’s interpretation of the Voting Rights Act.

Murrill: Seismic decision vindicates congressional redistricting

(The Center Square) – Federal courts overstepped when they required the state to draw a second majority-Black congressional district, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Wednesday in a high-stakes Louisiana redistricting dispute. State Attorney General Liz Murrill called the ruling a “seismic decision,” saying it reaffirms equal protection principles

Supreme Court limits Voting Rights Act in Louisiana redistricting battle

(The Center Square) — The U.S. Supreme Court struck down Louisiana’s congressional map Wednesday, ruling that the state relied too heavily on race when it created a second majority-Black district. The 6-3 ruling means Louisiana’s current map, known as SB8, cannot be used as drawn. The