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In It to Win It's JournalHow Black Voters in Alabama Are Fighting G.O.P. Redistricting - NYT
At just 8 years old, Sheyann Webb-Christburg marched for Black voting rights in Selma, Ala., alongside the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Now, as Southern Republicans race to redraw voting maps before the midterm elections, Webb-Christburg and other Black voters are protesting what they fear is the erasure of their voices.
Louisiana Republicans pass gerrymandered map that eliminates majority-Black district
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/05/29/louisiana-republicans-pass-gerrymander-landry-00942820The state Senate sent the bill to GOP Gov. Jeff Landry, who is expected to approve it.
The new map was spurred by the Supreme Court’s decision to narrow the Voting Rights Act, which gave Louisiana the greenlight to redraw its majority-minority districts and kicked off new gerrymanders in other GOP-led southern states, like Tennessee.
Friday’s result is a major win for Landry and for President Donald Trump, further extending Republicans’ gains through mid-decade redistricting this cycle.
Rep. Cleo Fields’ (D-La.) district has been completely erased in the new map, while Rep. Troy Carter’s (D-La.) blue-leaning district has been redrawn to mostly mirror the seat he won in 2022.
NEW: Federal judge blocks the Trump admin from continuing to establish or operate its "anti-weaponization" fund
NEW: A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration from continuing to establish or operate its "anti-weaponization" fund, which has led to a bipartisan furor over potential payouts to Jan. 6 defendants.
— Kyle Cheney (@kyledcheney.bsky.social) 2026-05-29T14:09:38.543Z
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Judge BRINKEMA, a Clinton appointee, ruled before the Trump administration could formally respond to the lawsuit, citing concerns that the fund could begin doling out cash quickly. Her pause of at least 2 weeks, is a chance to consider a longer-term block. www.politico.com/news/2026/05...
— Kyle Cheney (@kyledcheney.bsky.social) 2026-05-29T14:12:51.458Z
Paxton on Talerico: "He's a threat to our very way of life. I mean, he's a vegan who thinks God is nonbinary."
Paxton: "He's a threat to our very way of life. I mean, he's a vegan who thinks God is nonbinary."
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) 2026-05-27T01:42:04.840Z
I guess our constitution is just a list of suggestions now rather than law
We vote for shit, and then immediately vote for politicians that disagree with the shit we vote for.
We vote for Fair Districts, and they've ignored it every redistricting cycle we've had it. The republican-appointees on the Florida courts let them get away with it, unlike the previous Democratic-appointees.
They've captured all of the institutions in Florida. They've had the governorship and the legislature for nearly 30 years. The entire state judiciary is stacked with their people. Our state government is filled with people that disagree with our state constitution.
Just another day in the land of "constitutions don't enforce themselves".
ok, i'm done ranting.
The last 10 years of ass kissing just for Trump to keep showing them that he doesn't give a fuck about them
Bye Cornyn.
Wish I could have said he grew a backbone at least, but instead he kept offering his spine and his balls to Trump.
Decision Desk HQ projects that Ken Paxton wins over John Cornyn for TX-SEN runoff
Decision Desk HQ projects Ken Paxton wins the TX US Senate Republican Runoff
— Decision Desk HQ (@decisiondeskhq.bsky.social) 2026-05-27T01:00:03.850Z
#DecisionMade: 9:00 PM EDT
DeSantis-appointed judge allows Florida to use GOP gerrymander in 2026
The voting and civil rights groups that sued this month argue that the map violates a state ban on partisan gerrymandering, known as the Fair Districts amendments, that voters passed in 2010. But Judge Joshua M. Hawkes of the Second Judicial Circuit in Tallahassee wrote in denying the temporary injunction that the groups had not sufficiently proven that their case was likely to succeed.
Judge Hawkes also disagreed with the plaintiffs’ argument that if the court temporarily blocked the new map, it should reinstate the previous districts. The administration of Gov. Ron DeSantis, a Republican, had argued that a majority-Black district included in the previous map would be unconstitutional under a recent Supreme Court ruling that weakened the federal Voting Rights Act.
Noting that he had to weigh both the plaintiffs’ argument that the new map violated Florida’s ban on partisan redistricting and the state’s argument that its previous map violated the equal protection clause of the U.S. Constitution, Judge Hawkes sided with the state, writing that “the potential partisan intent in the 2026 map is the lesser of the two evils.”
BREAKING: In a loss for Florida voters, A DeSantis-appointed judge greenlit the GOP's newly enacted gerrymander for use in the 2026 midterms.
— Democracy Docket (@democracydocket.com) 2026-05-26T19:52:28.018226754Z
The ruling comes after pro-voting groups argued there was "staggering" evidence the map violates a state ban on partisan gerrymandering.
Read the full story:
— Democracy Docket (@democracydocket.com) 2026-05-26T19:56:29.265Z
DeSantis-appointed judge allows Florida to use GOP gerrymander in 2026
The voting and civil rights groups that sued this month argue that the map violates a state ban on partisan gerrymandering, known as the Fair Districts amendments, that voters passed in 2010. But Judge Joshua M. Hawkes of the Second Judicial Circuit in Tallahassee wrote in denying the temporary injunction that the groups had not sufficiently proven that their case was likely to succeed.
Judge Hawkes also disagreed with the plaintiffs’ argument that if the court temporarily blocked the new map, it should reinstate the previous districts. The administration of Gov. Ron DeSantis, a Republican, had argued that a majority-Black district included in the previous map would be unconstitutional under a recent Supreme Court ruling that weakened the federal Voting Rights Act.
Noting that he had to weigh both the plaintiffs’ argument that the new map violated Florida’s ban on partisan redistricting and the state’s argument that its previous map violated the equal protection clause of the U.S. Constitution, Judge Hawkes sided with the state, writing that “the potential partisan intent in the 2026 map is the lesser of the two evils.”
BREAKING: In a loss for Florida voters, A DeSantis-appointed judge greenlit the GOP's newly enacted gerrymander for use in the 2026 midterms.
— Democracy Docket (@democracydocket.com) 2026-05-26T19:52:28.018226754Z
The ruling comes after pro-voting groups argued there was "staggering" evidence the map violates a state ban on partisan gerrymandering.
Read the full story:
— Democracy Docket (@democracydocket.com) 2026-05-26T19:56:29.265Z
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