Reeves Rescinds Mississippi Supreme Court Redistricting Session After 2026 Election Demand Is Dropped
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Updated · Magnolia Tribune · May 13
Reeves Rescinds Mississippi Supreme Court Redistricting Session After 2026 Election Demand Is Dropped
9 articles · Updated · Magnolia Tribune · May 13
Tate Reeves said he will cancel next week’s special session on Mississippi Supreme Court districts after plaintiffs agreed not to seek new judicial elections in 2026.
The reversal followed a Fifth Circuit decision vacating the liability order in the case after the U.S. Supreme Court’s 6-3 Louisiana v. Callais ruling curbed race-based map drawing under Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act.
Judge Sharion Aycock has remanded the case for next steps and gave the parties 14 days to file, while Reeves said the lawsuit should now be dismissed.
Reeves still signaled broader redistricting fights ahead, saying congressional and legislative maps could be redrawn before 2027, though he said changing them now would be complicated after Mississippi’s primaries and election calendar.
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