Surprise as Black Democrats work with Republicans to undo electoral maps

Plaintiffs say redrawn Michigan maps have destroyed voting bloc but Democratic colleagues call effort Republican power grab'

A lawsuit brought by Black Democrats who partnered with Republican attorneys has undone Michigan's first independently drawn legislative maps, in a development some other Democrats have labeled a GOP power grab".

Republicans for decades controlled all or part of the state legislature, and developed districts that a judge in 2019 characterized as a gerrymander of historical proportions". Democrats in 2022 took control of the state government for the first time in over 40 years after a nonpartisan independent redistricting commission implemented more balanced maps.