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Gov. Mississippi Tate Reeves said Friday he will call a special legislative session to redraw state lines after the US Supreme Court ruled in a landmark redistricting case.
Reeves said the hearing will take place 21 days after the court’s decision in Louisiana v. Callais, a case that could change the way states enforce the Voting Rights Act.
The lawsuit centers on Louisiana’s 2024 congressional map, which added a second black district and is being challenged as an illegal racial gerrymander.
The result could have implications for redistricting battles across the country, especially in Republican-led states, before midyear.
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Protesters hold signs outside the US Supreme Court in Washington, DC, on Oct. 15, 2025, as the court considers limiting the creation of more Black and Hispanic voting districts. (Eric Lee/Bloomberg)
Reeves said the ruling could also affect a separate case in Mississippi that requires the state to redraw the Supreme Court’s district lines.
That lawsuit, filed by groups including the Southern Poverty Law Center and the American Civil Liberties Union, says the current map reduces the voting power of blacks in violation of federal law, according to WLBT.
The state appealed the decision to the US Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, which temporarily stayed the decision pending the outcome of Callais.
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Gov. Mississippi Tate Reeves said he will call a special legislative session to redraw state lines following a pending Supreme Court 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 told X. “And the truth is, they didn’t have a fair chance to do that because of the pending Callais decision.”
He added that he is exercising his authority to allow lawmakers to redraw the maps once the Supreme Court gives an explanation.
“For those reasons, I am exercising my constitutional authority to allow the Mississippi Legislature to exercise its constitutionally recognized right to draw these maps once the new rules of the game become known following Callais,” Reeves said.
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Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves is preparing for lawmakers to redraw election maps after the Supreme Court’s ruling on redistricting. (Kevin Lamarque/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 overturning a provision of the Voting Rights Act that prevents states from limiting minority voting rights. Critics have warned that such a decision could undermine protections for minority voters.
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The Supreme Court is expected to rule in the summer.
Fox News Digital’s Breanne Deppisch contributed to this report.
