Supreme Court Stays Alabama Redistricting Injunction, Clears Map for 2026June 9, 2026Legal NewsThe Supreme Court stayed a ruling that found Alabama's congressional map intentionally racially discriminatory, allowing it to govern 2026 elections under the Purcell principle.
Supreme Court Allows Alabama’s Disputed Congressional Map for 2026June 9, 2026Legal NewsThe Supreme Court's unsigned emergency order lets Alabama use a contested congressional map in 2026, signaling that Callais has raised the bar for VRA Section 2 claims nationwide.
Supreme Court Clears Alabama’s Rejected Map for 2026 MidtermsJune 5, 2026Legal NewsThe Supreme Court's 6-3 emergency order lets Alabama use a map lower courts found racially discriminatory, blocking a second majority-Black district for 2026 midterms.
Virginia Supreme Court Weighs Whether Redistricting Amendment Was Lawfully EnactedMay 29, 2026Legal NewsVirginia's high court heard arguments April 27 on whether a timing defect voids a voter-approved redistricting amendment that could shift four U.S. House seats.
Supreme Court’s Callais Ruling Derails 28 Minority Voting Rights LawsuitsMay 29, 2026Legal NewsThe Supreme Court's Callais ruling has derailed 28 minority voting rights lawsuits and triggered mid-decade redistricting across the South ahead of the 2026 midterms.
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.
Supreme Court Shadow Docket Delivers Split Outcomes on Redistricting and MifepristoneMay 25, 2026Legal NewsThe Supreme Court's May 2026 shadow docket denied redistricting stays and halted a Fifth Circuit mifepristone dispensing order, with Thomas and Alito dissenting.
Virginia Supreme Court Voids Voter-Approved Redistricting Amendment in 4-3 DecisionMay 25, 2026Legal NewsVirginia's Supreme Court voided a voter-approved redistricting amendment 4-3, citing an unconstitutional approval timeline, locking current congressional maps in place for 2026.
Tennessee State Court Hears Emergency Arguments Over Memphis-Splitting MapMay 25, 2026Legal NewsA Tennessee state panel heard emergency injunction arguments over a map that splits Memphis's majority-Black district, as a federal judge consolidates three parallel challenges.