@ISSUE • Redistricting is ahead...but not just yet.

About this episode

The episode discusses the upcoming redistricting processes and the implications of recent court decisions.

Congressional, judicial, and legislative redistricting are all on the table, but when? Governor Reeves has cancelled the special legislative session, but still promises to redistrict Congressman Bennie Thompson out of office. Meanwhile, the U.S. Supreme Court's recent Callais decision impacts state supreme court redistricting as well as recently redrawn state legislative maps. Analysts Brandon Jones and Rebekah Staples join host Wilson Stribling to untangle the latest court decisions and predict political strategies. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Wilson Stribling

Guests: Brandon Jones, Rebekah Staples

Topics covered

• redistricting
• political strategies
• court decisions
• legislative maps
• special legislative session

Keywords

• redistricting
• politics
• U.S. Supreme Court
• legislative maps
• Governor Reeves
• Bennie Thompson
• Callais decision

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: U.S. Supreme Court

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