Alito’s order came in response to a ruling from a federal court in Texas on Tuesday, which blocked the new congressional maps on the basis that they were “racially gerrymandered.” Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito on Friday temporarily restored a controversial Trump-backed Texas redistricting plan that could grant Republicans an extra five seats in the House of Representatives. Alito’s order came in response to a […]
[content id=”79272″] “Republican lawmakers in Texas should be ashamed,” said one campaigner. “They are to blame for the gerrymandering arms race that we will now see across the country.” The GOP-controlled Texas House of Representatives voted Wednesday in favor of a plan pushed by US President Donald Trump to redraw the state’s congressional map to create five […]
[content id=”79272″] “If you will not stand down I will be forced to lead an effort to redraw the maps in California to offset the rigging of maps in red states,” said Newsom. Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday put U.S. President Donald Trump on notice that he is not messing around when it comes to […]
“Wisconsin, for the first time in over a decade, we will not have some of the most gerrymandered maps in America,” Evers said. For the first time since 2011, Wisconsin has state Assembly and Senate maps that do not unconstitutionally favor Republican candidates. Gov. Tony Evers, a Democrat, signed new legislative maps into law on […]