Gerrymandering

Ours is a representative democracy. The people pass federal laws through their representatives. But what happens when those representatives loosen their connection to the people so much that they cease to be representative?

The Wisconsin Assembly will vote on whether to approve Senate-approved maps, or similar ones put forward by Gov. Tony Evers.

Legislation proposed by a Republican lawmaker could see Democrats lose seats in key states such as California.

The Supreme Court will not intervene over the use of a Texan electoral map critics say is racial gerrymandering.

Democrats on Monday secured their latest redistricting win.

A redistricting lawsuit filed by two Native American tribes in North Dakota has led conservatives back to the drawing board.

A judge ruled Georgia's congressional map diluted the power of Black voters, handing a victory to Democrats hoping to retake Congress majority next year.

North Carolina's new congressional map has sparked accusations of gerrymandering.

The 2020 round of redistricting didn't just create new maps for the House in most states—it also changed some of their electoral vote numbers.

Democracy in Wisconsin continues to be held hostage by a GOP-controlled legislature that is losing popular support and is willing to do almost anything to cling to power.

A new lawsuit filed with the state Supreme Court is urging the justices to block the possibility of impeachment proceedings against one of their own.

A court battle in Alabama over the number of majority-Black districts may be pivotal for the Democrats' hope to regain control of the House from the GOP.

State-level Republicans are increasingly eager to follow Trump's anti-democratic lead.

A panel of federal judges struck down Alabama's congressional map for violating a Supreme Court order.

For decades, conservatives in Ohio have kept themselves in charge through extreme gerrymandering. But that's not enough for them.

Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice-elect Janet Protasiewicz vowed to look into "rigged" gerrymandered maps once she enters office.

Alabama's redrawn congressional map requires two Black-majority voting districts, but the map that passed Monday has only one.

A slew of lawsuits across the U.S. pertaining to congressional maps and voting laws will be tested in the months and years ahead, experts say.

Thomas, who dissented from his colleagues in two opinions released Tuesday, has become one of the Court's most powerful justices in recent years.

The former Democratic president weighed in on one of the most consequential SCOTUS decisions of the year.

A decision by justices on whether state legislatures should have full autonomy over drawing election maps may be made public later this week.

Only two June dates are on the Court's calendar, and with the term expected to wrap up in the next few weeks, four major cases remain to be decided

The ripple effects of the Alabama redistricting case are already being felt.

While the decision impacts Alabama, the precedent could open the door to other challenges against maps favoring the GOP.

Our fundamental freedoms will always be filtered through the goals and desires of people in power.

A lawsuit by Republicans that seeks to give state legislatures control of redistricting could inadvertently allow Democrats in California to gerrymander.

The state's Democratic governor and attorney general are pushing for new maps to be considered, after an attempt in 2022 was blocked for gerrymandering.

A new 5-2 majority in North Carolina Supreme Court voted to overturn a previous ruling making partisan gerrymandering illegal.

By entrenching their preposterous state legislative majorities with bare-knuckle gerrymandering and using the state supreme court to reinforce their ill-gotten political gains, the Wisconsin GOP has been able to maintain its grip on state politics and policy despite the presence of now two-term Democratic Gov. Tony Evers.

State legislators challenged their state supreme court's power to invalidate the plan under the state constitution.