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Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves said Friday he will call a special legislative session to redraw district lines after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in a major redistricting case.
Reeves said the session would take place 21 days after the court rules in Louisiana v. Calais, a case that could reshape the way states enforce the Voting Rights Act.
The case focuses on Louisiana’s 2024 congressional map, which adds a second majority-Black district and is being challenged as an unconstitutional racial gerrymander.
The outcome could impact redistricting battles across the country, especially in Republican-led states, ahead of this year’s midterms.
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Protesters hold signs outside the US Supreme Court in Washington, DC on October 15, 2025, as the court considers restricting the creation of majority-black and majority-Hispanic voting districts. (Eric Lee/Bloomberg)
Reeves said the decision could also affect a separate case in Mississippi that would require the state to redraw its Supreme Court district lines.
According to WLBT, the lawsuit filed by groups including the Southern Poverty Law Center and the American Civil Liberties Union argues that the current map reduces the voting power of Black voters in violation of federal law.
The state appealed this decision to the US Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, which put the decision on hold pending the outcome of Calais.
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Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves said he would call a special legislative session to redraw district lines pending the Supreme Court’s decision. (Rogelio V. Solis/AP)
“It is my belief, and federal law requires, that the Mississippi Legislature be given the first opportunity to draw these maps,” Reeves said on X. And the fact is that they have not had a fair opportunity to do so because of the pending decision in Calais.
He said he was using his authority to allow lawmakers to redraw maps after the Supreme Court provided clarity.
“For those reasons, I am using my constitutional authority to allow the Mississippi Legislature to use its constitutionally recognized authority to draw these maps once the new rules of the game become known after Calais,” Reeves said.
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Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves is preparing to have lawmakers redraw electoral maps following the Supreme Court’s decision on redistricting. (Kevin Lamarck/Reuters)
Reeves said the decision “could forever change the way we draw electoral maps.”
In October, the Supreme Court’s conservative majority appeared open to weakening a key Voting Rights Act provision that prevents states from curtailing minority voting power. Critics have warned that such a decision could further weaken the protections for minority voters.
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It is expected that the Supreme Court will give its verdict by summer.
Fox News Digital’s Brain Deppish contributed to this report.
