Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves has joined the national redistricting fight, calling a special session of the legislature to redistrict the state’s congressional maps after an expected Supreme Court decision on race-based districts is made.
“I don’t typically make news on a Friday afternoon, but today I am going to make an exception: I’m calling a special session,” Reeves announced on X April 24.
The date of the session will be three weeks after the U.S. Supreme Court publishes its decision on the Callais case that focuses on the constitutionality of Louisiana’s congressional map and the use of racial factors in deciding congressional districts….