Mississippi lawmakers are finalizing redistricting plans as discussed in this Gulflive.com story.

The story contains this mistake:

“They will then go to committees in each chamber, then to the full chambers, then to Gov. Haley Barbour. Moffatt said he expects the process to take no longer than a week, at which point — barring any glitches — the plan goes to the Justice Department for approval.”

The plan does not necessarily go to the Justice Department for approval.  Mississippi could, and should for the reasons discussed here, file the plan directly in the United States District Court.