The Brennan Center for Justice tracks redistricting litigation nationwide. Here is the latest:
As of January 20, 2022, a total of 40 cases have been filed challenging congressional and legislative maps in 13 states as racially discriminatory and/or partisan gerrymanders, of which 30 remain pending (20 in federal court and 10 in state court).
Lower courts in Illinois and North Carolina have entered a dispositive decision in five of the cases, while the Ohio Supreme Court has entered dispositive decisions in five cases raising partisan gerrymandering challenges.
Alabama
Racial discrimination
Congressional: Three cases have been filed in federal court by Black voters and civil rights organizations, contending that the new congressional map enacted by the Republican-controlled Alabama legislature is racially discriminatory in violation of the U.S. Constitution and/or Voting Rights Act.
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