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Mississippi state legislators review an option for redrawing the state’s voting districts at the state Capitol in Jackson on March 29, 2022. AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis

June 2, 2022

Supreme Court allows states to use unlawfully gerrymandered congressional maps in the 2022 midterm elections

Henry L. Chambers Jr., University of Richmond

A ruling by the US Supreme Court to allow unlawful maps to be used in the midterm elections will affect who gets elected to the House of Representatives and may determine control of Congress.

Which branch has the power to rewrite congressional maps? Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images

March 9, 2022

Supreme Court inches towards deciding whether state legislatures can draw congressional districts largely free of court oversight

Henry L. Chambers Jr., University of Richmond

Justices declined GOP requests to block court-approved congressional maps in North Carolina and Pennsylvania. But justices punted a bigger question over the role of courts until after the midterm elections.

Representatives say the Pledge of Allegiance at the State Capitol in Austin. Texas is one of many states that redrew their political maps in 2021. Tamir Kalifa via Getty Images

November 17, 2021

How to make voting districts fair to voters, not parties

Linda Fowler, Dartmouth College and Chris Fowler, Penn State

Cracking down on gerrymandering isn’t enough to make elections more competitive.

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