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AXIOS (Holly Otterbein) - Exclusive: Kamala Harris takes the redistricting fight to Louisiana

Former Vice President Kamala Harris is heading to New Orleans later this summer as Democrats confront a Supreme Court ruling that could sharply reduce Black representation in Congress, a person close to her first told Axios. - Harris has slammed the court's Louisiana v. Callais ruling as "backdooring racism through politics." Why it matters: Harris' moves are the latest sign she's inching toward a presidential run in 2028, and courting Black voters as she lays the groundwork for a campaign. - Black voters have been a powerful voting bloc in recent Democratic presidential primaries, and 2028 primary polls show Harris is currently leading other contenders among the critical constituency. Driving the news: Harris, who has publicly…

DAILYCALLER (Faith Miller) - Supreme Court Rebukes Effort To Force Race-Based House Map On Deep Red State

'race-based discrimination'

REDSTATE (Jennifer Oliver O'Connell) - Alabama Victorious As SCOTUS Decides They Can Use 2023 Maps, Eliminating One Majority-Minority District

JUSTTHENEWS (John Solomon) - Supreme Court clears Alabama to use GOP-friendly congressional map this fall

The justices overturned a lower court ruling that the redistricting plan approved by the Legislature intentionally discriminates against black voters.

DAILYCALLER (Nicole Silverio) - Louisiana Puts Another Remnant Of Institutionalized Racism Six Feet Under

'This map is the worst I’ve seen yet'

NPR (Sam Gringlas) - Louisiana lawmakers pass a congressional map to dismantle a majority-Black district

Louisiana's Republican lawmakers raced to eliminate one of two majority-Black congressional seats in the state after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled the current map unconstitutional in a sweeping ruling.

NYTIMES (Emily Cochrane) - Louisiana Approves Map Eliminating a Majority-Black District

A Supreme Court court ruling last month rejected the state’s previous congressional map as an illegal racial gerrymander and set off a redistricting race across the South.

REDSTATE (Jennifer Oliver O'Connell) - Alabama Map Fight Erupts Again As Federal Panel Defies SCOTUS Momentum

DAILYCALLER (Ireland Owens) - Federal Judges Try Keeping Race-Based Congressional Maps Alive Despite Supreme Court Ruling

'Tainted by intentional race-based discrimination'

NEWSNATIONNOW (Zach Schonfeld and The Hill) - Court blocks Alabama Republicans' congressional map

A three-judge panel on Tuesday blocked Alabama Republicans’ congressional map that would’ve given the party a potential pickup opportunity in the midterms. The judges ruled the Supreme Court’s recent blockbuster decision narrowing the Voting Rights Act does not impact their finding that the map intentionally discriminates against Black voters in violation of the Constitution.  It means Alabama cannot use [...]