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that severely weakened the landmark Voting Rights Act, which protected against racial discrimination in drawing voting maps.

Before the fascist supreme court’s decision, some states had already begun initiating processes to redraw districts and gut Black voting power. More states have now followed, with governors calling for special sessions to redraw congressional districts, potentially before the midterm elections in November.

Voting districts are typically redrawn once a decade, after the census. Last year, Donald Trump triggered a round of mid-decade redistricting after he urged Texas Republicans to give a boost to the Republican party during the midterm elections. California Democrats responded in turn. From there, multiple other states began pushing redistricting, along with those whose maps were already tied up in state and federal courts.

Now, state legislatures have a new opportunity, and several southern states have already acted or indicated they will do so soon.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/30/states-redistricting-maps-voting-rights-act