Hansi Lo Wang

Missouri's Republican-friendly map is still facing lawsuits and a referendum effort.

And I'm keeping watch for potential new maps coming out of Florida, Indiana, New York, and Virginia.

No, there's a major voting rights case I'm also watching about Louisiana's congressional map.

The Supreme Court may rule on that very soon.

And depending on what and when the court decides in that case, there may be another wave of congressional gerrymandering, particularly in southern states.

You're welcome, Steve.

A final decision from the Supreme Court may come as soon as Monday.

If the court allows Texas to use the contested map for the midterm election, Republicans may be able to pick up five more seats in the U.S.

House.

A lower court had blocked that map after finding its challengers are likely to prove in a trial that the map is an unconstitutional racial gerrymander.

That's because multiple top Republican officials made public statements suggesting they passed it to eliminate existing districts where Black and Latino voters together make up the majority.

But Texas tells the Supreme Court the lawmakers were not motivated by race and were focused on drawing new districts that are more likely to elect Republicans.

Time is running out to finalize Texas' map for the midterms.

The state's candidate filing deadline is about two weeks away.

Hansi Lewong, NPR News.

The immigrant advocacy group Arkansas United sued over a state law that bans a person from helping more than six voters cast ballots.

A part of the Voting Rights Act known as Section 208 generally allows voters who need help because of a disability or inability to read or write to get help from a person of their choice.

The judge ruled the Arkansas law violated the Voting Rights Act.

But after Republican state officials appealed, a panel of the 8th U.S.

Circuit Court of Appeals ruled private groups like Arkansas United and individuals did not have the right to sue.