US Supreme Court limits use of race in congressional district remaps, diluting Voting Rights Act

By: Jonathan Shorman

Outlets: DC Bureau (States Newsroom)

Published: April 29, 2026

Words: 1,711

Last Updated: 2 months ago

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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ office on Monday invoked an upcoming landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision on the role of race in drawing congressional districts to justify the Republican’s proposed gerrymander.

“The use of race in redistricting should never happen,” the governor’s general counsel, David Axelman, wrote in a memo unveiling a map that aims to hand Republicans four additional U.S. House seats in Florida.

On Wednesday, the Supreme Court delivered an opinion sharply weakening a …

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