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US southern states rush to redraw electoral maps to dilute Black voting power

supreme court’s decision [gutting section 2](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/29/supreme-court-louisiana-congressional-map-case-ruling) of the Voting Rights Act. Tennessee

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Supreme Court decision that weakened a part of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 relating to racial discrimination, Tennessee

Tennessee Republicans redraw maps to erase last Democratic, Black-majority district

supreme court’s landmark [Callais v Landry](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/29/supreme-court-louisiana-congressional-map-case-ruling) decision, which invalidated swaths of the Voting Rights Act which had restrained state governments from drawing congressional districts that left Black voters at a political

Louisiana claims supreme court voting rights decision means it cannot carry out primaries with current electoral maps – live

Rights Act](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/29/supreme-court-louisiana-congressional-map-case-ruling).** Before the supreme court’s decision, eliminating a key protection against racial discrimination in drawing voting maps, some states had already begun initiating processes to redraw districts and gut Black

Anger mounts after Tennessee Republicans redraw maps – US politics live

decision supreme court ruling, which invalidated swaths of the Voting Rights Act which had restrained state governments from drawing congressional districts that left Black voters at a political disadvantage. Republicans in Louisiana, Alabama and South

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Supreme Court [struck another blow to the Voting Rights Act](https://www.npr.org/2026/04/29/nx-s1-5754657/supreme-court-louisiana-redistricting), which could lead to a reduction of Black-majority, Democratic districts. Loading... Shortly after the court's decision, Louisiana [suspended its primary

Louisiana plans to delay House primaries after Supreme Court redistricting ruling

Supreme Court’s decision to weaken Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act has [set off a scramble](https://www.politico.com/news/2026/04/29/voting-rights-act-2026-midterms-republicans-gerrymandering-redistricting-00899022?cid=apn) across various southern Republican-led states, with top candidates and party chairs from Georgia

‘We’re going backwards’: Five civil rights activists slam the supreme court’s gutting of Voting Rights Act

supreme court’s action against the Voting Rights Act, it’s really a kneecap – a way to discriminate, to silence voters who fought so hard for this right,” said Sheyann Webb-Christburg, who, at eight

Republicans poised to vote on new House map that would erase Democratic seat in Tennessee – US politics live

Tennessee is one of several rapidly advancing plans in Southern states as Republicans try to leverage a US Supreme Court ruling that weakened the federal Voting Rights Act, AP reports. The court ruled that Louisiana

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supreme court on Monday allowed a recent ruling that gutted a key part of the Voting Rights Act to take effect ahead of schedule – a procedural move that helps Louisiana Republicans redraw their congressional maps

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supreme court gutted the 1965 Voting Rights Act when it ruled in Louisiana v Callais last month that states could not consider race in redistricting. Southern states from Tennessee to Alabama have rushed to erase

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Supreme Court decision in late April has weakened how that law may be enforced. The high court struck down a key provision in the Voting Rights Act, making it easier to break up predominantly Black

Virginia Supreme Court strikes down Democrats’ redistricting plan in US

decision on Truth Social, calling it a ‘huge win for the Republican Party, and America, in Virginia.” “The Virginia Supreme Court has just struck down the Democrats’ horrible gerrymander. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN! President DONALD

Tennessee unveils new congressional map poised to erase Dem seat

Rights Act and opened the door to states blowing up blue districts drawn to protect the voting power of racial minorities. Tennessee’s [new map](https://x.com/tnsenategop/status/2052034274988015720) aims to draw the state’s lone

Tennessee Republicans pass a map to break up the state's lone Democratic House seat

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-ever drop in Black representation in Congress](https://www.npr.org/2026/04/30/nx-s1-5805050/supreme-court-voting-rights-congressional-black-caucus) Thursday's legislative votes [came amid](https://x.com/MariannaBac/status/2052427221311074560)

Georgia won’t redraw congressional map ahead of midterms, Kemp says

Rights Act](https://www.politico.com/news/2026/04/29/voting-rights-act-supreme-court-future-00898949) and [triggered a Republican-led](https://www.politico.com/news/2026/04/29/voting-rights-act-2026-midterms-republicans-gerrymandering-redistricting-00899022?utm_medium=twitter&utm_source=dlvr.it) push to redraw districts across the South. Kemp made it clear that he will not be a part of that push this

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Voting Rights Act's protections against racial discrimination in redistricting. - 🎧 **Protesters from Tennessee's blue cities argue that the new map will silence the voices of voters** who support Democrats. These voters make up roughly

Republican redistricting effort is ‘evil incarnate’, Stacey Abrams tells new Guardian podcast

supreme court [effectively gutted a key pillar of the Voting Rights Act](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/29/supreme-court-louisiana-congressional-map-case-ruling) in Louisiana v Callais, a string of Republican-led states have [scrambled](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/30/states-redistricting-maps-voting-rights-act) [to](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/13/georgia-brian-kemp-electoral-maps-session) [redraw