A federal court on Tuesday declared that remedial state Senate plans failed to fix unlawful legislative maps ... County area in the state House. The plaintiffs were represented by a coalition ...

“Our goal in this case is to achieve fair representation for Black people in Mississippi. This ruling striking down the state’s legislative map for DeSoto County takes an important step toward that ...

A federal three-judge panel on Tuesday evening ordered state officials to develop another legislative map that ensures Black ... in the Hernando area of DeSoto County to several poorer, predominantly ...