Jones, who was nominated to the court by former President Barack Obama, ordered lawmakers to redraw the maps by Dec. 8. "The Court reiterates that Georgia has made great strides since 1965 towards ...

Maps drawing the boundaries for congressional and state legislative districts in Georgia violate the Voting Rights Act and must be redrawn, a federal judge has ruled. Judge Jones’ decision on 26 ...

The state faces a Dec. 8 deadline to finalize a new map before Judge Steve C. Jones of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia said he would have an outside expert draw one.