::THE SLICE REPORT WITH MONA AUSTIN

  A SCOTUS decision on voting rights that favors  Republicans may give the GOP an edge in this year's mid-term elections. On March 2, 2026, the U.S. Supreme Court blocked a lower court order that required redrawing New York’s 11th Congressional District, keeping the current Republican-leaning map in place for the upcoming election. The decision halted a plan to restructure the Staten Island/Brooklyn district, which a state judge previously ruled violated the constitution by diluting minority voting power The Supreme Court is examining whether Louisiana's creation of a second majority-Black congressional district violates the 14th or 15th Amendments, with arguments suggesting that intentional, race-conscious redistricting, even for compliance with the VRA, may be unconstitutional. The Supreme Court granted an emergency request from GOP Rep. Nicole Malliotakis to pause the redrawing of her district while litigation continues. A New York state trial court had found the existing m...