Mississippi Governor's Special Session Tied to Voting Rights Act Ruling

0:00It's April 25th. This is Durham News today, AI-powered stories from U.S. City. I'm Cory with the story. Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves just announced he's calling a special session to redraw judicial districts, but only after the U.S. Supreme Court. Drops his ruling in a major voting rights act case. That case, Louisiana V. Calais, could strike down Section 2 of the act, which fights racially discriminatory voting practices. Our arguments happen last fall, and we should hear the decision by June when the court's term wraps up. A knockout of that section might let states redraw maps without minority voters pushing back on ones that weaken their power. In Mississippi, it ties directly to their Supreme Court districts, last August, a federal judge ruled the current setup dilutes black voters' influence and ordered a fix. Reeves signed the Proclamation Thursday, saying the delay from the pending Supreme Court case blocked lawmakers from handling it their way. He's putting the session 21 days after the ruling comes down.

1:02He posted online hoping the court reaffirms that all Americans are created equal, setting the states for whatever redraw happens next in the Magnolia State.