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• Supreme Court 於 2026 年 4 月 29 日針對 Louisiana 的新國會選區圖是否構成違憲的 Racial Gerrymander 作出決定，標誌著一項關於投票權和選區邊界的重大裁定。 • 此案件 Louisiana v. Callais 審查了 Louisiana 2022 年重新劃分的國會選區，該選區先前曾根據 Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act 在聯邦法院受到挑戰。 • 隨著各州為 2026 年期中選舉做準備，這項決定將影響全美各地正在進行的重劃選區之爭，並對 Democratic 與 Republican 的席位數量產生影響。

• 佛羅里達州州長 Ron DeSantis 公布了新的國會選區圖，這可能會進一步取消民主黨在眾議院的席位。 • 此次重新劃分選區的提案針對民主黨現任議員所在的地區，加劇了 2026 年中期選舉前的競爭。 • 共和黨將此視為維持眾議院多數黨地位的關鍵，而民主黨則警告這是選民壓制手段。

• 本案的核心問題在於，立法者在重新劃定選區以確保黑人選民獲得充分代表時，在多大程度上可以將種族因素納入考量。 • 在一起具有里程碑意義的投票權案件中，美國最高法院已裁定路易斯安那州必須重新劃定其國會選區圖。 • 在「Louisiana v Callais」一案中，爭論焦點在於一個棘手的問題：立法者在重新劃分選區以確保黑人選民獲得足夠代表時，允許考慮種族因素的程度為何。

The case is part of a national redistricting fight with high stakes for the November midterm electionsSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxVirginia supreme court justices on Monday questioned whether the state’s Democratic-led legislature complied with constitutional requirements when it sent a congressional redistricting plan to voters, in a case that carries high stakes for the balance of power in the US House.The new districts, which could net Democrats four additional seats, won narrow voter approval last week. But a Republican legal challenge contends the general assembly violated procedural rules by placing the constitutional amendment before voters to authorize the mid-decade redistricting. If the court agrees that lawmakers broke the rules, it could invalidate the amendment and render last week’s statewide vote meaningless. Continue reading...

Proposal from Ron DeSantis would net Republicans up to four additional US House seats ahead of midterm electionsRon DeSantis, Florida’s Republican governor, on Monday unveiled his proposal for redistricting his state’s congressional maps, a move he hopes will net his party up to four additional House seats in November’s midterm elections.The long-awaited reveal, which will be debated during a special session of Florida’s legislature called by DeSantis beginning Tuesday, is the latest, and possibly final, act of a nationwide “gerrymandering” battle for control of Congress sparked by Donald Trump that looks increasingly to be moving back in Republicans’ favor. Continue reading...

House Democratic leader says result should serve as a warning to Ron DeSantis after latest blow to Donald Trump’s redistricting battleHello and welcome to the US politics live blog.The vote to approve new congressional maps in Virgina could embolden Florida’s Republican-controlled state assembly to consider tit-for-tat changes to its own map, the House Democratic leader has said.If Florida Republicans proceed with this illegal scheme, they will only create more prime-pick up opportunities for Democrats.We are prepared to take them all on, and we are prepared to win. Continue reading...

Governor called referendum after president urged GOP-led states to redraw maps to protect House majorityVoters in Virginia on Tuesday approved new congressional maps intended to boost Democrats’ chances of retaking the House of Representatives, in the latest blow to Donald Trump’s effort to use mid-decade redistricting to preserve his control of Congress.The tit-for-tat redistricting battle began last year after Trump pressed Texas’s Republican-controlled legislature to redraw that state’s congressional maps in a bid to oust as many as five Democratic House lawmakers in the November midterm elections. Continue reading...