Update

SCOTUS reverses Mississippi redistricting order

By , Daily Memphian Updated: May 18, 2026 5:56 PM CT | Published: May 18, 2026 3:50 PM CT

The move by Supreme Court of the United States threatens the seat of DeSoto County’s first Black and first female senator, who said she would entertain a legal challenge should the state move to eliminate her seat.

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U.S. Supreme Court Tate Reeves redistricting Theresa Gillespie Isom Bennie Thompson
Aarron Fleming

Aarron Fleming

Once an intern, he never left, joining the staff full-time in 2022 as an education reporter. He moved to public safety in 2023, where he covered some of the city’s biggest court cases, including the criminal trials for those charged in the deaths of Tyré Nichols and rapper Young Dolph. He also chronicled the Shelby County Jail and the deaths that have occurred at the facility.

He now provides suburban coverage, focusing on Desoto County and the surrounding municipalities.

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