Texas Redistricting: Supreme Court Ruling Sparks Nationwide Voting-Rights Debate
The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to let Texas use a mid-decade congressional map that favors Republicans heading into the 2026 elections is intensifying a nationwide fight over who gets represented and who gets left out. In a 6-3 order issued Thursday in Abbott v. League of United Latin American Citizens, the court’s conservative majority granted […]
Supreme Court Refutes Radical Election Law Theory
On Tuesday, June 27th, the U.S. Supreme Court discredited the North Carolina election law theory that would have granted the state legislature unchecked power in deciding election results. This decision upholds the ruling that state legislative power is limited by federal and state constitutions, rejecting the highly contested Independent State Legislature theory. Advanced by Republicans […]
Why Redistricting Threatens America’s Democracy
Experts in political science find themselves concerned for the future of democracy in the United States of America amidst the most recent round of redistricting across the country. With 269 of the nation’s 435 congressional districts currently complete for the upcoming election cycle, ratings from the non-partisan Cook Political Report list just 13 toss-ups. In terms of […]