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As gerrymandering battles sweep country, supporters say partisan dominance is 'fair'

State officials engaged in unusual mid-decade redistricting are pushing a new definition of what it means to have “fair maps” for Congress. Fair districts have traditionally been seen ... Read More

The Supreme Court, Once Wary of Partisan Gerrymandering, Goes All In

The court’s conservative majority said that Texas’ asserted political motives justified letting the state use voting maps meant to disadvantage Democrats in the midterms. Read More

Supreme Court halts ruling that tossed out Texas' House maps — for now

The Supreme Court on Friday temporarily halted a lower court order that threw out Texas' redrawn congressional maps in time for next month's candidate filing deadline — as the state and its legal ... Read More

Rigging Democracy: Supreme Court Approves Racial Texas Gerrymander, Handing Trump Midterm Advantage

The conservative majority on the U.S. Supreme Court has cleared the way for Texas to use a gerrymandered congressional map in next year’s midterm elections that a lower court found racially ... Read More

Federal judges block Texas from using its new U.S. House map in the 2026 midterms

A federal court on Tuesday blocked Texas from using a redrawn U.S. House map that touched off a nationwide redistricting battle and is a major piece of President Donald Trump’s efforts to preserve a ... Read More

Texas appeals ruling that Trump-urged voting map is racial gerrymandering

Thousands gather for the Fight The Trump Takeover Rally, protesting President Trump and Gov. Abbott's proposed redistricting at the Texas Capitol in Austin on Saturday, Aug. 26, 2025. Texas Gov. Greg ... Read More

When Gerry met a salamander: The 1812 roots of today’s gerrymandering battles

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ... Read More

Federal court bars Texas from using new Republican-friendly US House map in midterms

A federal court Tuesday blocked Texas from using its newly drawn congressional map in next year’s midterms, ruling that the map is likely an unconstitutional racial gerrymander. The ruling is a major ... Read More

Republicans Are Suing to Kill California’s Pro-Democratic Gerrymander. They Have a Huge Problem.

Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. If Republicans lose the Prop 50 lawsuit ... Read More

This Dissent From a Reagan Judge Is One of the Most Unhinged Judicial Opinions in U.S. History

Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. On Wednesday, one day after a federal ... Read More