The Latest Breaking News from Kareem Crayton

Supreme Court supercharges the death of competitive districts

Increasingly, elections are decided in the party primary.

Axios · Apr 30

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.

Roll Call · Sep 3, 2025

Utah emerges as a pivotal battleground amid race to redraw congressional maps

Judge gave Republican-led legislature a deadline for redistricting in a move that could favor Democrats

The Guardian - US · Sep 1, 2025

Wisconsin enters spotlight with another key Supreme Court race

Control of the Wisconsin Supreme Court is up for grabs again in an election that has already broken spending records for a judicial race.

Roll Call · Mar 21, 2025

Black voters' power hangs in the balance

Conservatives have challenged the drawing of some Black-majority congressional districts ahead of the 2026 midterms

Salon · Mar 11, 2025

Supreme Court's redistricting decision could hurt map challengers - Roll Call

A Supreme Court decision will make it harder for voters to prove lawmakers improperly relied on race for congressional maps, advocates say.

Roll Call · Jun 17, 2024

Racial disparities in voter turnout have grown since Supreme Court ruling, study says

A new study finds that the gap between white and nonwhite voters is growing fastest in places that were stripped of federal civil rights-era voting protections by a 2013 Supreme Court ruling.

WEKU · Mar 5, 2024

Court appointee proposes Alabama congressional districts to provide representation to Black voters

A court-appointed special master on Monday submitted three proposals for new congressional districts in Alabama after federal judges ruled the state must provide greater representation for Black voters

The Independent UK · Sep 26, 2023

A Georgia trial arguing redistricting harmed Black voters could decide control of a US House seat

Democrats could gain a seat in the U.S. House and multiple seats in Georgia’s Legislature if a judge rules Republicans drew maps illegally weakening Black voters’ power

The Independent UK · Sep 4, 2023

Alabama lost a voting rights case at the Supreme Court. It's still trying to win

Alabama is under a federal court order to draw a new congressional map with two districts where Black voters have a chance to elect their preferred candidate. But its GOP-led legislature refused.

WEKU · Aug 14, 2023