Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves said Wednesday he will rescind his call for a special legislative session on judicial redistricting, ending for now a push to redraw the state Supreme Court map. He said there is no longer any reason for lawmakers to come in next Wednesday after plaintiffs in the case said they are not seeking new judicial elections in 2026.

Reeves made the announcement in an interview on SuperTalk Radio Wednesday morning and said he planned to formally rescind the call later in the day. He also said he does not expect the Legislature to meet next Wednesday because, in his view, there is no reason to do so. The special session had been scheduled for next week, 21 days after the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in Louisiana v. Callais.

The decision matters because it removes the immediate legislative path for changing Mississippi’s judicial map, which has been in place since 1987. Reeves had summoned lawmakers to address district lines for the state Supreme Court after a federal court order tied to Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act. That order had required the lines to be redrawn, but earlier this week the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals vacated the liability order in the case and sent the matter back to U.S. District Judge Sharion Aycock’s court.

Aycock has given the parties 14 days to file their positions on next steps, and Reeves said he believes the case should be dismissed at this stage. The plaintiffs’ decision not to seek new elections in 2026 gave Reeves the opening to pull back the special session call, but it did not resolve the broader fight over how Mississippi’s judicial districts should be drawn or whether the 1987 map can stand.

Reeves also raised the possibility of congressional redistricting, but he stopped short of committing to another special session for that issue. He said he supports having congressional maps redrawn by the Legislature between now and the 2027 legislative session. He also said Mississippi will not be viewed in isolation, adding that he intends to work closely with the Trump administration to do what he described as being in the best interest of Mississippi and the country.

The governor’s retreat on the judicial session marks a pause, not a settlement. The courts still have the case, the parties still have 14 days to file next steps, and Reeves still wants the case dismissed. What changes now is the calendar: lawmakers are not being called in next week, and any new redistricting fight in Mississippi will have to wait for the next move in federal court or a later decision from the governor.