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.
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.
SCOTUS Grants Title IX Employee Case, Remands VRA Suits After CallaisMay 27, 2026Legal NewsThe Supreme Court's May 19 order list adds a Title IX employee discrimination case to the 2026-27 term and remands two VRA suits under the new Callais framework.
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.
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.
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.
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.