Today: October 23, 2024
Today: October 23, 2024

Latest From Sam D. Hayes, Visiting Assistant Professor of Political Science and Public Policy and Law, Trinity College

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Voting rights at risk after Supreme Court makes it harder to challenge racial gerrymandering

In two recent rulings, the conservative justices handed state lawmakers new power to redraw congressional maps to their liking – including in ways that end up diluting the Black vote.

Voting rights at risk after Supreme Court makes it harder to challenge racial gerrymandering
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Voting in unconstitutional districts: US Supreme Court upended decades of precedent in 2022 by allowing voters to vote with gerrymandered maps instead of fixing the congressional districts first

Historically, federal courts prioritized voting rights and legal congressional districts for upcoming elections above all other concerns. But the Supreme Court changed that in 2022.

Voting in unconstitutional districts: US Supreme Court upended decades of precedent in 2022 by allowing voters to vote with gerrymandered maps instead of fixing the congressional districts first

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