5th Circuit’s Mifepristone Stay Triggers SCOTUS Emergency InterventionMay 29, 2026Legal NewsA unanimous 5th Circuit panel reinstated in-person mifepristone rules nationwide on May 1, overriding the Trump administration's position before SCOTUS stepped in four days later.
Fifth Circuit Revives Texas SB 4, Citing Plaintiffs’ Lack of StandingMay 27, 2026Legal NewsA divided Fifth Circuit lifted the injunction on Texas SB 4 on standing grounds, letting the state arrest undocumented border crossers while leaving preemption unresolved.
Supreme Court Fast-Tracks Callais Finality, Forcing Louisiana Primary PostponementMay 27, 2026Legal NewsThe Supreme Court immediately finalized its Louisiana redistricting ruling, blocking May 16 primaries and signaling tighter procedural control over election-law cases.
Supreme Court Strikes Louisiana’s Second Majority-Black District as Racial GerrymanderMay 27, 2026Legal NewsThe Supreme Court's 6-3 ruling in Louisiana v. Callais holds that Louisiana's remedial majority-Black district is an unconstitutional racial gerrymander, reshaping VRA redistricting law nationwide.
GOP States Race to Redraw Maps After Supreme Court Guts Voting Rights ActMay 23, 2026Legal NewsAfter the Supreme Court's April 29 Callais ruling gutted VRA Section 2, GOP states are redrawing maps before 2026 primaries, with Florida eyeing four new Republican seats.
Supreme Court Fast-Tracks Callais Judgment, Clearing Path for Louisiana RedistrictingMay 22, 2026Legal NewsThe Supreme Court waived its normal reconsideration window to immediately finalize Louisiana v. Callais, clearing the state to postpone its May 16 primaries for redistricting.
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.
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.
BIA Fast-Tracked Khalil Deportation Order Amid Judge RecusalsMay 21, 2026Legal NewsA Times investigation found the BIA fast-tracked Mahmoud Khalil's deportation order with multiple judge recusals and signs of White House-level coordination, his attorneys allege.
Supreme Court Stays 5th Circuit Order Reinstating Mifepristone Dispensing RequirementMay 21, 2026Legal NewsThe Supreme Court blocked a 5th Circuit order that would have reinstated in-person mifepristone dispensing rules, with Thomas invoking the Comstock Act in dissent.