Supreme Court Weighs TPS Terminations for 350,000 Haitians and SyriansMay 21, 2026Legal NewsThe Supreme Court heard arguments April 29 on TPS terminations for 350,000 Haitians and Syrians, with a ruling that could block judicial review of all 13 pending terminations.
Supreme Court Hands Cruise Lines Major Defeat in Cuba Confiscation CaseMay 21, 2026Legal NewsThe Supreme Court ruled 8-1 that cruise lines face Helms-Burton Act liability for using confiscated Cuban port facilities, reinstating up to $440 million in claims.
Supreme Court Sidesteps Alabama Death Penalty IQ Case in 5-4 DIGMay 21, 2026Legal NewsThe Supreme Court's 5-4 DIG in Hamm v. Smith bars Alabama from executing Joseph Smith but leaves Atkins v. Virginia exposed to future challenge.
Supreme Court Rewrites VRA Section 2, Requires Proof of Intentional DiscriminationMay 19, 2026Legal NewsThe Supreme Court's 6-3 ruling in Louisiana v. Callais replaces the VRA's results-based standard with an intent requirement, rewriting 40 years of voting-rights precedent.
Supreme Court Accelerates Callais Mandate, Forcing Louisiana to Redraw Congressional MapMay 19, 2026Legal NewsThe Supreme Court immediately finalized its Callais redistricting ruling, skipping the normal waiting period and forcing Louisiana to redraw its congressional map for 2026.
Supreme Court GVR in Alabama Redistricting Case Revives Gerrymandered MapMay 19, 2026Legal NewsThe Supreme Court's GVR in Allen v. Caster vacates special-master remedial maps and sends Alabama's redistricting case back to a lower court, leaving the legislature's challenged map in place for 2026.
States Sprint to Redraw Maps After Supreme Court Guts VRA Section 2May 19, 2026Legal NewsThe Supreme Court's Callais ruling gutted VRA Section 2, triggering immediate map rewrites in Florida, Tennessee, and Alabama, and canceling a Mississippi special session.
Supreme Court Vacates Alabama VRA Remedy, Remands Under CallaisMay 19, 2026Legal NewsThe Supreme Court vacated Alabama's court-ordered VRA remedial map and remanded under Louisiana v. Callais, threatening to restore a GOP-drawn map for 2026 elections.
Supreme Court Opens Freight Brokers to Negligent-Hiring Suits NationwideMay 19, 2026Legal NewsA 9-0 Supreme Court ruling in Montgomery v. Caribe Transport II holds that FAAAA preemption does not bar state negligent-hiring claims against freight brokers, ending a four-circuit split.
Supreme Court Vacates VRA Redistricting Wins in Mississippi and North DakotaMay 19, 2026Legal NewsThe Supreme Court vacated VRA Section 2 redistricting wins in Mississippi and North Dakota, remanding both under Callais and drawing a dissent from Justice Jackson.