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Voting rights experts skeptical over Trump pledge of 1,000 election monitors

Department of Justice plan raises questions over its ability to recruit so many people – and what they would do

The Guardian - US

US: First came Congress. Now a national redistricting battle may turn to statehouses and city councils

A new phase of redistricting is unfolding across America. States like Georgia are redrawing electoral maps for Congress and state legislatures. This follows a Supreme Court decision impacting minority voting rights. The changes could reshape representation and influence policy decisions. Many local governments may also see district adjustments.

The Economic Times

GOP lawmakers call for redistricting after Supreme Court ruling

A Supreme Court decision Wednesday invalidating Louisiana’s congressional map and paring back the Voting Rights Act prompted some Republicans to call for redistricting in other states — even ahead of this year’s midterm elections. The dissenters in the 6-3 decision warned that it would allow states with residential segregation and…

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Feds subpoena Texas counties for voters’ records

At least three Texas counties were contacted this week by the Department of Homeland Security for detailed records about individual voters.

The Texas Tribune

Courts likely to block Trump’s effort to curtail mail-in voting

President Donald Trump’s effort to curtail mail voting through executive order will likely be ruled illegal in at least one of several lawsuits filed this week, experts said, the latest in the president’s long-running effort to assert federal control of elections. Democratic party groups and civil rights organizations have already…

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Supreme Court to hear arguments over meaning of ‘Election Day’

The Supreme Court is set to hear arguments Monday over what the phrase “Election Day” means and whether states can accept ballots in federal elections that arrive after that date. Republicans challenged a Mississippi state law, passed amid the COVID-19 pandemic, that allows officials to count ballots that arrive up…

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EPA administrator outlines Trump's plan speed up rebuilding of homes destroyed by LA wildfires

Trump administration officials traveled to Los Angeles to outline the president’s plan to override state and local rules and speed up the permitting process for reconstruction of tens of thousands of homes destroyed by last year’s wildfires

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Conservatives’ war against civil rights

For decades, conservatives have worked to rollback the civil and voting rights that Martin Luther King Jr. upheld

Salon

Alarm as Trump DoJ pushes for voter information on millions of Americans

Officials ask at least 43 states for sensitive details as critics fear effort to sow doubt about midterm election results

The Guardian - US

Supreme Court's Texas map ruling could spark redistricting race - Roll Call

The Supreme Court decision Thursday allowing Texas to use its newest congressional map will intensify the redistricting race, experts said.

Roll Call

Trump may have inadvertently issued mass pardon for 2020 voter fraud, experts say

Pardons of Giuliani and others who took part in fake elector scheme were largely symbolic, but could have a big effect

The Guardian - US

After blocking redistricting map, Judge Jeffrey Brown draws fire from Texas Republicans who once praised him

Until being labeled as the "radical left," Brown was widely supported by Texas Republicans, including Gov. Greg Abbott, who previously hired him as his clerk. Abbott called the ruling “clearly erroneous.”

The Texas Tribune

Trump’s assault on voting intensifies as midterms loom: ‘A wholesale attack on free and fair elections’

The White House is manipulating voting system, from redistricting to rule changes, to affect the midterms

The Guardian - US

Can Texas use its new congressional map for 2026? A trio of judges will decide.

The same plaintiffs who are challenging the state’s 2021 maps have asked the court to block the new GOP-approved districts from being used in the fast-approaching midterms.

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Redistricting poised to spread ahead of midterm elections - Roll Call

A tit-for-tat style partisan congressional redistricting fight Republicans started in Texas appears ready to expand in the next few months.

The Independent UK

Doomsday scenarios after Texas and California go nuclear on redistricting: See how it all plays out

NEWS ANALYSIS: A mid-decade redrawing of congressional maps would have implications far beyond the 2026 midterm elections, write John Bowden and Eric Garcia. The Independent illustrates, with interactive maps by Alicja Hagopian, what’s at stake for control of the US House of Representatives — and potentially the last two years…

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Louisiana redistricting case could change the rules nationwide - Roll Call

The Supreme Court heard a narrower version of the case over Louisiana's congressional districts before opting not to decide the issue in June.

The Texas Tribune

Texas’ proposed congressional map dismantles districts flagged by DOJ

The Department of Justice said four districts unconstitutionally combined Black and Hispanic voters, a charge the state disputes. If the proposed map passes, two will still be multiracial.

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Texas leaders have repeatedly claimed the state’s voting maps are race blind. Until the Trump DOJ disagreed.

Gov. Greg Abbott has acknowledged DOJ concerns that some districts were drawn “along strict racial lines.” Critics say it’s a political ploy.

Salon

Trumpers want Texas to boost GOP maps

The plan would shift voters from safely red districts into blue ones. Members of the GOP delegation aren't sold

The Texas Tribune

Trump aides want Texas to redraw its congressional maps to boost the GOP. What would that mean?

The plan would shift voters from safely red districts into blue ones. Members of the state’s Republican delegation aren’t sold on the idea.

Roll Call

Trump pushes back against the judges who rule against him - Roll Call

Trump has a history of criticizing judges, but his administration in his second term has sought to more broadly undermine the judiciary.

The Guardian - US

Trump ally pushes DoJ unit to shift civil rights focus, new messages show

Internal mission statements from Harmeet Dhillon pivots division’s priorities away from marginalized groups’ rights

Roll Call

Supreme Court to weigh use of race in redistricting - Roll Call

The Supreme Court is set to hear arguments Monday over the fate of Louisiana’s second Black-majority congressional district.

The Guardian - US

Fears grow for voting rights as Trump plots to reshape US justice department

Experts warn that incoming president could direct DoJ officials to scale back enforcement of Voting Rights Act

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