“Our goal in this case is to achieve fair representation for Black people in Mississippi. This ruling striking down the state’s legislative map for DeSoto County takes an important step toward that ...

A federal three-judge panel on Tuesday evening ordered state officials to develop another legislative map that ensures Black ...

Farther south in Natchez, Mississippi, peak flood levels may not occur until April 22, with recovery efforts likely continuing into next month. Officials in several counties have begun closing ...

The legislature’s redrawing of the Hattiesburg area — which was not challenged by the plaintiffs — and the Chickasaw/Monroe ...

A three-judge panel on Tuesday accepted some Legislature proposals to redraw districts but did not accept proposed changes in ...

To remedy the violation, the court allowed the Legislature to propose a new House map redrawing ... area of DeSoto County to several poorer, predominantly black towns in the Mississippi Delta ...

Attorneys representing the NAACP and the state on Tuesday made arguments for and against the Legislature's plan to redraw ...

Yazoo County, Mississippi, experienced the largest population decline of all U.S. counties between July 1, 2023, and July 1, 2024, losing 6.4 percent of its residents. According to Realtor.com ...

A federal three-judge panel has heard arguments over whether the Legislature’s proposed redistricting maps satisfy a court order that determined state officials diluted Black voting strength when they ...