Supreme Court Vacates Alabama Redistricting Block, Cites CallaisMay 22, 2026Legal NewsThe Supreme Court's 6-3 emergency order vacates a district court block on Alabama's race-neutral congressional map, invoking Callais two weeks after that ruling.
Supreme Court Dismisses Alabama Execution Case, Leaving Disability Bar IntactMay 22, 2026Legal NewsThe Supreme Court dismissed Hamm v. Smith 5-4, sparing an Alabama death row inmate but leaving courts without a uniform test for borderline IQ cases.
Fifth Circuit Reinstates Mifepristone In-Person Dispensing Requirement NationwideMay 22, 2026Legal NewsThe Fifth Circuit reinstated mifepristone's in-person dispensing requirement nationwide on May 1, accepting Louisiana's Medicaid-cost standing theory before the Supreme Court intervened May 4.
Supreme Court Stays Fifth Circuit Order Restoring Mifepristone In-Person RequirementMay 22, 2026Legal NewsThe Supreme Court stayed the Fifth Circuit's May 1 order reimposing in-person mifepristone rules, preserving telehealth access nationwide while appeals proceed. Thomas and Alito dissented.
Supreme Court Remands Colorado Conversion Therapy Ban for Strict Scrutiny ReviewMay 22, 2026Legal NewsThe Supreme Court remanded Colorado's conversion therapy ban to the Tenth Circuit with strict-scrutiny instructions, placing similar laws in 24 jurisdictions at legal risk.
DOJ Moves to Substitute United States for Trump in Carroll Defamation AppealMay 22, 2026Legal NewsThe DOJ's motion to substitute the U.S. government for Trump in Carroll's $83 million defamation case tests whether presidential press denials are official acts.
Raskin Introduces Three Bills to Rein In Shadow DocketMay 22, 2026Legal NewsRep. Jamie Raskin introduced three bills to require written explanations for Supreme Court shadow docket orders and bolster transparency in the emergency-order process.
Purcell Principle Collides With 2026 Redistricting Deadline in CallaisMay 22, 2026Legal NewsAfter the Supreme Court ruled in Louisiana v. Callais, parties clashed over whether the decision takes immediate effect, putting the Purcell principle and 2026 redistricting deadlines in direct tension.
Alabama Files Emergency Motion to Void Allen v. Milligan InjunctionMay 22, 2026Legal NewsAlabama's emergency motion asks a federal court to void the Allen v. Milligan injunction using Callais, threatening the state's majority-Black 7th district before 2026 elections.
Combs Appeals Panel Weighs First Amendment Defense to Mann Act ConvictionsMay 22, 2026Legal NewsThe Second Circuit heard Sean Combs argue his Mann Act convictions are shielded by the First Amendment and that his sentence relied on acquitted conduct.