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majority-minority congressional districts
Coverage of majority-minority congressional districts in the Nexus archive.
- Missouri’s Eric Schmitt pushes DOJ crackdown on majority-minority congressional districts
Eric Schmitt, a Missouri Republican, urged the Department of Justice to challenge majority-minority congressional districts in Democratic states following a Supreme Court decision limiting race-based district mapping. The ruling in Louisiana v. Callais allows states to eliminate such districts for partisan gain, prompting GOP-controlled states like Alabama and Florida to redraw maps to potentially secure additional House seats.