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Texas Redistricting Plan Sparks "Arms Race" Concerns

Texas Republicans released a congressional map designed to secure five additional GOP seats in the 2026 midterms, prompting Democratic legal challenges and sparking concerns about a national "redistricting arms race.

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Appeals Court Limits Private Voting Rights Lawsuits

A federal appeals court ruled that private individuals cannot sue under Section 208 of the Voting Rights Act, impacting voting rights litigation in eight states and potentially setting a national precedent.

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National Urban League Declares Civil Rights Emergency Over Trump Policies

The National Urban League declared a "state of national emergency" citing President Trump's executive orders targeting DEI programs, voter suppression, and cutbacks to social programs as an "unprecedented attack" on 70 years of civil rights progress; the organization is pursuing legal action and pub...

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Supreme Court Temporarily Blocks Ruling Weakening Voting Rights Act

The Supreme Court temporarily blocked a lower court ruling that eliminated private lawsuits under Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act in seven Midwestern states, preserving a redistricting map favorable to Native American voters in North Dakota for the 2026 state legislative elections, pending a full...

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North Texas Rallies Demand Voting Rights, Honor John Lewis

Multiple rallies titled "Good Trouble Lives On" will occur Thursday night across North Texas, demanding an end to gerrymandering and attacks on voting rights in honor of Congressman John Lewis' legacy.

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Supreme Court to Rehear Case that Could Weaken Voting Rights Act

The Supreme Court will rehear a Louisiana redistricting case this October, potentially weakening the Voting Rights Act's Section 2, which prohibits practices that deny racial minorities an equal right to vote; the decision could significantly impact minority representation in future elections.

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Alabama Faces Preclearance Reinstatement After Voting Rights Lawsuit

Federal judges in Alabama are considering reinstating preclearance requirements under the Voting Rights Act after finding the state intentionally diluted Black voters' strength in its congressional map; plaintiffs seek a seven-year preclearance period, but the state and the Department of Justice opp...

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Supreme Court Temporarily Upholds Voting Rights Act, but Future Uncertain

The Supreme Court temporarily upheld the right of voters to sue under Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act in a North Dakota case, but the issue's future is uncertain given a similar Louisiana case scheduled for reargument that could impact the constitutionality of Section 2 itself.

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Supreme Court Blocks Ruling that Could Weaken Voting Rights Act

The Supreme Court temporarily blocked an appeals court decision that would have restricted private lawsuits under Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, a challenge brought by Native American tribes in North Dakota over a redistricting map they contend diluted their voting power. The ruling keeps in pl...

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Florida Supreme Court Upholds Gerrymandered Map, Diminishing Black Voters' Influence

The Florida Supreme Court upheld a Republican-backed congressional map that weakens the influence of Black voters, rejecting arguments that it violates the state's anti-gerrymandering amendment despite acknowledging the map diminishes their ability to elect their preferred candidate; the court found...

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DNC Sues North Carolina Over Voter ID Changes Affecting 100,000 Voters

The North Carolina State Board of Elections plans to require nearly 100,000 voters to use provisional ballots due to missing information, prompting a lawsuit from the Democratic National Committee alleging violation of the National Voter Registration Act; this follows a court order related to the He...

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Federal Judge Blocks Parts of Trump's Election Order

A federal judge in Massachusetts blocked key provisions of President Trump's executive order mandating proof of citizenship to vote, citing a lack of presidential authority to impose such requirements on states, following a similar ruling in Washington D.C.

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