Clarion Ledger/USA Today: redistricting cancellation reaction keeps congressional maps in 2027 watch lane

Bea Anhuci reports reaction to Reeves canceling the May 20 judicial-redistricting special session: Shad White had been publicly pressing to target Bennie Thompson's congressional district and said in a May 14 post that, if elected governor, he would call a special session to do it; Andy Gipson also used the issue in his campaign framing; and the Mississippi Legislative Black Caucus warned against weakening Black voting power without transparency. The practical guardrail remains unchanged: no formal replacement call or map has been filed, so congressional and legislative redistricting stay in the January 2027 session or later-special-session watch lane unless official action changes the calendar.