Key State Calls Special Redistricting Session as GOP Moves to Redraw Maps

Georgia lawmakers had already redrawn maps once in 2023 after a federal judge ordered the creation of additional majority-Black districts under earlier Voting Rights Act standards. That case remains pending before the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals.

Now, however, the Supreme Court’s new precedent has significantly raised the burden for plaintiffs challenging maps on racial grounds, requiring proof of intentional discrimination rather than simply showing racial impact.

The Georgia move is part of a much broader national redistricting war now unfolding after the Supreme Court ruling.

Louisiana Republicans are already moving to redraw congressional maps after the Court struck down the state’s previous race-based district configuration.

Alabama lawmakers are also pursuing new maps, while Tennessee Republicans are attempting to eliminate the state’s lone Democratic-held congressional district.