On Monday, March 24, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral argument in Louisiana v. Callais, a case that will determine whether Louisiana’s Voting Rights Act-compliant congressional map, which includes two Black opportunity districts, will remain in place for the remainder of the decade.The congressional map was already passed into law in 2022, when, immediately upon enactment, a separate lawsuit—the Callais case—was filed, and a lower federal court wrongly struck down Louisiana’s VRA-compliant map. In this episode of Drawing the Line, we break down the legal battle that got us here.

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On April 1st, Wisconsin voters will decide on a new state supreme court justice in one of the first major statewide elections since Trump’s re-election. The race has drawn intense attention, with Elon Musk injecting tens of millions of dollars into the campaign of Trump-backed candidate Brad Schimel.The ideological balance of Wisconsin’s court is on the line, and the future of key issues like reproductive rights, fair redistricting, and democracy hang in the balance. We discuss what’s at stake and why Judge Susan Crawford is the right choice to move Wisconsin forward.

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Four months after Justice Allison Riggs won her race for North Carolina’s Supreme Court, her opponent, Jefferson Griffin, still refuses to concede and is challenging 60,000+ votes. What does this mean for the future of the NC Supreme Court?

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Welcome to the first episode of Drawing the Line, a podcast by the National Democratic Redistricting Committee. Join us as we discuss the maps that shape our democracy and what it takes to make sure every vote counts. Originally posted on YouTube on March 5, 2025.

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