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Supreme Court ruling that weakened the federal Voting Rights Act, AP reports. The court ruled that Louisiana relied too heavily on race when creating a second Black-majority House district as it attempted to comply
Alabama, which had previously postponed scheduled primary elections for four congressional seats to draw up new maps, have said that they will appeal Tuesday’s decision to the US Supreme Court. Several Republican lawmakers
Supreme Court has opened the door to a coordinated attack on Black voters across this country," Democratic Rep. Yvette Clarke of New York, chair of the caucus,said during a press conference hours after
congressional district map in the upcoming election as it used in 2022 and 2024. The redistricting could have helped Democrats win four House seats held by Republicans. That, combined with five seats tilted toward Democrats
map, as part of an attempt to offset Republican redistricting elsewhere at the urging of President Donald Trump. That ruling, combined with a recent US Supreme Court decision severely weakening the [Voting Rights Act](/news/2026/4/30/has-the-us-supreme-court-weakened-the-voting-rights-act-and-how
congressional districts, representing the urban centers of Indianapolis and Gary, where Democrats have consistently held seats. Party-spending patterns indicate that they expect to hold the seats – Democratic advertisers make up less than
congressional delegation, South Carolina risks losing influence the next time a Democrat occupies the White House. Given Tuesday’s vote, any further attempts to change the map will likely be met with similar resistance. Under
map battle Alabama’s race for governor is officially set, with Republican Senator Tommy Tuberville advancing to face former Democratic Senator Doug Jones in a rematch of their 2020 US Senate race, which Tuberville
congressional district at the heart of the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling on Wednesday to severely weaken the Voting Rights Act.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/2199x2199+743+0/resize/100/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F03%2Fb2%2Ff4e201b5422cb39ae678f1896741%2Fap26119780621816.jpg)](https://www.npr.org/2026/04/30/nx-s1-5805050/supreme-court-voting-rights-congressional-black-caucus) ### [Elections](https://www.npr.org/sections/elections/) ### [Supreme Court paves the way for largest
map that carves up Cohen’s majority-Black district, reshaping it to the GOP’s advantage as part of Donald Trump’s strategy to hold on to a slim majority in the November midterm elections
Alabama and South Carolina have also rushed to redraw congressional maps. Currently, California and Virginia are the only states that have adjusted their district boundaries to support the Democrats. **Global public health authorities are working
congressional districts lean Republican and it would have extended the GOP lead in the national redistricting race, already [netting them around](https://www.npr.org/2026/05/09/nx-s1-5812908/trump-midterms-redistricting-election) nine more seats in the U.S. House. Early voting
ruling is ‘red meat’ to Republicans in south, says Black lawmaker targeted by gerrymander The supreme court decision that effectively gutted the Voting Rights Act (VRA) “was red meat to the Republican legislators