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Southern GOP Expands Callais Ruling, Slashes Black Representation

5/27/2026

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Southern Republicans are expanding the Callais ruling to redraw districts and eliminate remaining Black representation.
Officials plan to apply the decision to city-council, state legislative and judicial maps, cutting African American officeholders.
Southern states block local minimum-wage hikes, paid-sick-leave mandates and climate policies, limiting benefits for low-income and Black residents.
Governors such as Florida Governor Ron DeSantis have suspended locally elected prosecutors who oppose state policies, curtailing local democratic authority.

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Southern Republicans are expanding the Callais ruling to redraw districts and eliminate remaining Black representation.
Officials plan to apply the decision to city-council, state legislative and judicial maps, cutting African American officeholders.
Southern states block local minimum-wage hikes, paid-sick-leave mandates and climate policies, limiting benefits for low-income and Black residents.
Governors such as Florida Governor Ron DeSantis have suspended locally elected prosecutors who oppose state policies, curtailing local democratic authority.