Eighth Circuit ruling puts 2021 maps back in play while appeals proceed

Jun 26, 2025

Legislative Council staff told Legislative Management that a May 14 Eighth Circuit opinion vacating district court redistricting relief will revert legislative boundaries to the maps enacted by the Legislature in 2021 if the ruling stands.

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Legislative Council staff told Legislative Management on June 26 that a May 14 Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals ruling in Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians v. Howe removed a private right of action to enforce Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act in that case and vacated the district court’s redistricting remedy.

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