{"id":2602247,"date":"2026-05-13T14:43:01","date_gmt":"2026-05-13T18:43:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mississippi-governor-cancels-session-to-redraw-judicial-map\/"},"modified":"2026-05-13T14:45:26","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T18:45:26","slug":"mississippi-governor-cancels-session-to-redraw-judicial-map","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mississippi-governor-cancels-session-to-redraw-judicial-map\/","title":{"rendered":"Mississippi governor cancels session to redraw judicial map"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmississippi-governor-cancels-session-to-redraw-judicial-map%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2602247&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Gov. Tate reeves (R-Miss.) canceled a special Mississippi legislative session planned for next Wednesday to redraw the state\u2019s judicial map. He saeid the session was originally needed after a federal court in 2025 ordered a redraw because Mississippi\u2019s existing judicial map diluted Black residents\u2019 votes, but that order was later vacated following the Supreme Court\u2019s decision in *Louisiana v. Callais* and a joint motion to halt the redraw.<\/p>\n<p>Reeves said there is now \u201cno reason\u201d for lawmakers to meet again until the next <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gallego-rips-little-creep-johnson-for-refusing-to-swear-in-grijalva\/\" title=\"Gallego rips &#039;little creep&#039; Johnson for refusing to swear in Grijalva\">full legislative session<\/a> in 2027,when the judicial map could potentially be changed.<\/p>\n<p>Separately, Reeves said he remains focused on redrawing Mississippi\u2019s congressional districts to benefit Republicans. He described ongoing coordination with the White House and argued Mississippi can redraw its four congressional districts, but he acknowledged the \u201ccomplicated\u201d consequences of acting in the 2026 cycle because primaries have already been held under the current districts. he did not rule out 2026, calling redistricting a question of timing rather then weather it should happen.<\/p>\n<p>U.S. Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.), the only Democrat on Mississippi\u2019s congressional delegation, said Democrats should strongly oppose sweeping redistricting efforts after *Callais* and vowed to fight any changes.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p>Gov. Tate Reeves (R-MS) called off <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/mississippi\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"528\">Mississippi\u2019s<\/a> special legislative session to redraw the state\u2019s judicial map after the previous court-ordered redraw was deemed incongruent with the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/section\/supreme-court\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/section\/supreme-court\/\">Supreme Court\u2019s<\/a> recent decision in <em><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/supreme-court\/4548431\/supreme-court-louisiana-redistricting-ruling-democrats-south\/\">Louisiana v. Callais<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Reeves explained in a Wednesday morning radio interview with SuperTalk Mississippi Media that \u201cthere is no reason for the legislature to come in\u201d anymore. The special session was not for congressional redistricting, but for redrawing the state\u2019s Supreme Court map after a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/as-gas-prices-set-new-records-biden-nukes-more-oil-and-gas-projects\/\" title=\"As Gas Prices Set New Records, Biden Nukes More Oil And Gas Projects\">federal court ordered<\/a> in 2025 that the judicial map diluted the votes of Mississippi\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >black residents<\/a>. Reeves called that initial federal court ruling in north Mississippi an \u201casinine ruling.\u201d<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/4566708\/mississippi-governor-cancels-session-redraw-judicial-map\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Mississippi governor cancels session to redraw judicial map before midterm elections<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/4566729\/mike-johnson-warns-mini-mamdanis-taking-us-far-left\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Mike Johnson warns of \u2018mini Mamdanis\u2019 taking the country \u2018far, far left\u2019<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/4566609\/karen-bass-keep-lead-la-mayor-race-after-debate\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Karen Bass keeps lead in LA mayoral race after fiery debate<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p>After the Supreme Court\u2019s decision in <em>Callais<\/em>, the state and the plaintiffs in that case filed a joint motion to halt the court-ordered redraw, Reeves said, and the judge vacated the order.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>\u201cThere is no longer any reason for the legislature to come in on next Wednesday,\u201d Reeves <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=RaBiEvP3gL4\">said<\/a>, referring to the day the special session was slated to begin. The next time the state legislature could change the judicial map would be its next full legislative session, which starts at the beginning of 2027.<\/p>\n<p>Reeves, however, stood firm in his desire to redraw the state\u2019s congressional map to favor Republicans. The state\u2019s current map gives Republicans a 3-1 advantage, with U.S. Rep. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/bennie-thompson\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"1877\">Bennie Thompson<\/a> (D-MS) being the only Democrat. Reeves said he is in \u201cconstant\u201d communication with the White House about congressional redistricting.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo one is working closer with the White House on what the congressional maps in Mississippi look like than I am,\u201d Reeves said. <\/p>\n<p>However, he discussed the \u201ccomplicated\u201d implications if Mississippi decided to push to redistrict in the 2026 cycle, since it has already had its primary elections with the current districts in place. He pointed to the fact that blue states such as <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/illinois\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"206\">Illinois<\/a>, which has three GOP seats on its current map, have already held their primaries, saying, \u201cThere is a risk with every move on this puzzle that is made.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere is no doubt that Mississippi can and should redraw the four congressional districts. The question is not if we should do it, the question is simply when we should do it,\u201d Reeves said.<\/p>\n<p>Reeves did not rule out a 2026 redistricting, however, saying the state is looking at \u201cevery potential option\u201d for redrawing the map.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe tenure of Congressman Bennie Thompson reigning terror on the 2nd Congressional District is over,\u201d Reeves said. \u201cIt\u2019s not a question of if. It\u2019s a question of when.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/4558573\/mississippi-tate-reeves-redistricting-beyond-congressional-maps\/\" type=\"post\" id=\"4558573\">MISSISSIPPI GOVERNOR EYES REDISTRICTING FIGHT THAT GOES BEYOND CONGRESSIONAL MAPS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Thompson, who has served in Congress since 1993, has been vocal about the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/utah-democrats-see-opportunity-with-newly-passed-maps-but-expect-legal-hurdles\/\" title=\"Utah Democrats see opportunity with newly passed ...s but expect legal hurdles\">national redistricting battle<\/a> since the Supreme Court struck down race-based redistricting. He said Democrats should \u201cresist with every fiber in our body\u201d the sweeping moves across the South to redistrict after the <em>Callais<\/em> decision.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t care what they say; we are committed to fighting this redistricting no matter what. There are more at stake than meets the eye, and we\u2019ve come too far to ever turn around!\u201d Thompson <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/BGThompsonMS\/status\/2051414700907258256\">said on X<\/a> in early May.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reeves cancels Mississippi special session; redraws judicial map after Callais ruling<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3976,"featured_media":2602249,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AP26071618495332.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651,538],"tags":[36586,4173,79617,47171,6632],"class_list":["post-2602247","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","category-washington-examiner","tag-government-policy","tag-governor","tag-judicial-redistricting-2","tag-legislative-session","tag-mississippi"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AP26071618495332.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2602247","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3976"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2602247"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2602247\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2602251,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2602247\/revisions\/2602251"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2602249"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2602247"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2602247"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2602247"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}