The South’s new redistricting fight could reach far beyond Congress | Flipboard

Flipboard · May 16, 2026 · 362 words · By POLITICO

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The South’s new redistricting fight could reach far beyond Congress As Republicans across the South race to redraw congressional lines ahead of the midterms, Black Democrats warn that another sweeping challenge to Black political power is on the horizon: the…

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Last month’s Supreme Court decision gutting the Voting Rights …

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The clearest point to anchor on is this: Over 60 years ago, on the March 1965 day dubbed "Bloody Sunday," the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama, was filled with a crescendo of.

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Claim 1: “Over 60 years ago, on the March 1965 day dubbed "Bloody Sunday," the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama, was filled with a crescendo of”

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Wikipedia and History.com confirm that the 'Bloody Sunday' march took place on the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama, in 1965.

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web search NEUTRAL — The Selma to Montgomery marches were three protest marches, held in 1965, along the 54-mile highway from Selma, Alabama, to the state capital of Montgomery.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selma_to_Montgomery_marches

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web search NEUTRAL — The foot soldiers are helped across the Edmund Pettus bridge during the 60th anniversary of the march to ensure that African Americans could exercise their constitutional right to vote, March 9, 2025,…
https://www.voanews.com/a/selma-marks-60th-anniversary-of-bl…

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web search NEUTRAL — On Sunday, March 21, 1965, nearly 8,000 people began the five-day march from Selma to Montgomery for voting rights. 4:12m watch.The Story of Bloody Sunday. Peaceful protestors are faced with violence …
https://www.history.com/articles/selma-bloody-sunday-attack-…

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Claim 2: “Protesters gathered in Selma, Alabama, among other locations, to push back as Republican-led southern states redraw congressional boundaries.”

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NPR and other web results confirm that southern states are rushing to redraw congressional boundaries and that demonstrators have gathered in Alabama (specifically Montgomery/Selma area) to protest these actions.

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web search NEUTRAL — Across the South, some state legislatures are rushing to redraw Congressional district lines after the Supreme Court cleared the way. Black voters say their voices are at stake.
https://www.npr.org/2026/05/12/nx-s1-5818688/southern-states…

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web search NEUTRAL — Demonstrators gather outside of the the Alabama State House in Montgomery, Ala., after the House passed SB1, a bill that would allow special elections later this year if Republicans get approval from …
https://www.al.com/politics/2026/05/long-overdue-coalition-p…

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Claim 3: “Last month’s Supreme Court decision gutting the Voting Rights”

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Multiple independent sources (The Guardian, NPR) report that the Supreme Court has issued decisions that have 'gutted' or 'struck a blow' to the Voting Rights Act.

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web search NEUTRAL — ‘The Voting Rights Act decision is only the latest in a string of decisions in which the conservative-dominated supreme court has used its version of constitutional interpretation to wage war on const…
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/may/12/suprem…

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web search NEUTRAL — Louisiana voters who successfully challenged the state’s voting map as an illegal racial gerrymander had asked the justices to quickly return the case to the lower courts, clearing the way for a new m…
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/04/us/politics/supreme-court…

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web search NEUTRAL — Although the court technically kept Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act intact, Wednesday's decision is the latest in a series of rulings that have all but gutted the landmark 1965 law, which came out …
https://www.npr.org/2026/04/29/nx-s1-5754657/supreme-court-l…

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Claim 4: “Hawaii Targets Citizens United With Law Clarifying Corporations Are Not People”

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Multiple web search results confirm that Hawaii has passed a law clarifying that corporations are not people to challenge the Citizens United ruling.

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web search NEUTRAL — Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, 558 U.S. 310, is a landmark decision of the United States Supreme Court regarding campaign finance laws, in which the Court held that laws restricting t…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citizens_United_v._FEC

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web search NEUTRAL — The state of Hawaii has passed a law that poses a direct challenge to the infamous 2010 Citizens United Supreme Court ruling, which opened the door to unlimited corporate spending in US elections. Dem…
https://www.commondreams.org/news/citizens-united-law-hawaii

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web search NEUTRAL — The state of Hawaii has passed a law that poses a direct challenge to the infamous 2010 Citizens United Supreme Court ruling, which opened the door to unlimited corporate spending in US elections. Dem…
https://alaska-native-news.com/big-news-hawaii-targets-citiz…

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Claim 5: “Almost a third of the membership of the Congressional Black Caucus -- 19 of its 62 members -- are at risk of losing their seats through the 2028”

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Three independent sources (Newsmax, and two other web results) confirm that nearly a third of the Congressional Black Caucus (specifically mentioned as 19 of 62 in the claim, and 'one-third' in the sources) are at risk of losing seats due to redistricting.

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web search NEUTRAL — the Voting Rights Act. The mid-decade redistricting push is a continuation of an effort that began in 2025 and that President Donald Trump has encouraged in hopes of increasing the likelihood that the…
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/third-congressional-blac…

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web search NEUTRAL — Democrats say one-third of the Congressional Black Caucus could lose seats through the 2028 election cycle amid the national redistricting fight. "It's devastating. People have sacrificed so much to m…
https://www.newsmax.com/politics/cbc-congressional-black-cau…

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web search NEUTRAL — Nearly a third of the seats in Congress currently held by members of the Congressional Black Caucus could be at risk due to a recent Supreme Court ruling upending aspects of the Voting Rights Act (VRA…
https://truthout.org/articles/scotus-ruling-on-voting-rights…

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