Democrats Divided on Redistricting in Wake of Supreme Court’s Texas Ruling

Democrats divided on redistricting in wake of Supreme Court’s Texas ruling

Democrats face dwindling options to move forward with redistricting after the Supreme Court handed Republicans a major victory this week allowing them to use a redrawn map in Texas next year. While Virginia Democrats are signaling they’ll move forward with redrawing their congressional lines, Democrats in other states have expressed opposition, posing a challenge for…

Jasmine Crockett Booted Out of Her District After SCOTUS Greenlights Controversial Redistricting Map

Rep. Jasmine Crockett faces a major shake-up after the U.S. Supreme Court approved Texas’ new congressional map, placing her home outside the district she currently represents. While the ruling does not remove Crockett from office mid-term, it effectively prevents her from automatically running in her current district during the 2026 election. The high court’s decision upholds a GOP-drawn map widely seen as an effort to increase Republican repre…

Rep. Lloyd Doggett says he will not seek re-election in wake of Texas redistricting ruling

Texas Rep. Lloyd Doggett (D) has just dropped a political bombshell by announcing that he won’t run for re-election, a decision tied to the Supreme Court’s green light for a GOP-friendly district map, as The Hill reports. This saga boils down to Doggett bowing out after a contentious battle over Texas’s new congressional district boundaries, which the U.S.  Supreme Court upheld for next year’s midterms despite Democratic objections. Let’s rewind…

Supreme Court Revives Controversial Redistricting  Map in Texas – Howard University News Service

By recently holding that a lower court improperly inserted itself into the Texas redistricting process, the U.S. Supreme Court made it highly likely that Republicans will win a large number of seats in congressional districts throughout the country going into the 2026 midterm elections. Even more critically, the Court’s decision could lay the groundwork for the emaciation of Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act. The Court essentially revived the T…