The Virginia Supreme Court blocked a new congressional map approved by state voters that was poised to help Democrats gain as many as four additional US House seats, handing Republicans an important victory after a year of redistricting efforts had largely ended in a stalemate.

The Virginia Supreme Court on Friday struck down a voter-approved Democratic congressional redistricting plan, delivering another major setback to the party in a nationwide battle against Republicans ...

The court ruled that the process of creating the referendum violated the state Constitution.

The Supreme Court decision found that ⁠Louisiana had relied improperly on race when drawing a second majority-Black district to comply with the Voting Rights Act's safeguards fo

Tennessee enacted a new U.S. House map that carves up a majority-Black district in Memphis.

The new map splits Shelby County, the home of Memphis, a majority-Black city that played a critical role in the civil rights movement, into three separate Republican-leaning districts.