The U.S. Supreme Court has refused to block a Texas law mandating age verification and parental consent for minors downloading apps or making in-app purchases. Plaintiffs argued it violates free speech rights, while Texas claims it protects children.
The U.S. Supreme Court upheld a Mississippi law allowing mail-in ballots postmarked by Election Day to be counted up to five days later. The 5-4 decision, a loss for the Republican Party, impacts 18 states and territories with similar grace periods and protects the votes of military and rural Americans.
Emory University law students are petitioning the Supreme Court to hear a case challenging the federal judiciary's internal system for addressing workplace harassment and discrimination, arguing it lacks independent oversight and protections afforded to other workers.
The U.S. Supreme Court blocked Alabama's attempt to execute Jeffery Lee by nitrogen gas, upholding a lower court's ruling that the method is unconstitutionally cruel, in a 6-3 decision.
Republicans are aggressively redrawing congressional districts in states like Tennessee, Alabama, Louisiana, and South Carolina to gain an advantage in the upcoming midterm elections, following a Supreme Court decision that weakened minority protections under the Voting Rights Act.
Alabama will hold a special primary election on August 11 for 4 congressional districts (1st, 2nd, 6th, 7th) after the U.S. Supreme Court allowed the use of a 2023 map, potentially favoring Republican gains by reducing a largely Black, Democratic-held district.
Louisiana’s congressional primaries are not going forward as scheduled in May as a result of a U.S. Supreme Court ruling
Louisiana has suspended its U.S. House primaries following the Supreme Court's ruling that the state's congressional map is an unconstitutional racial gerrymander. The Republican-led legislature must now redraw the map, potentially eliminating at least one Democratic seat in this year's midterm elections. Other primaries, including U.S. Senate, will proceed as scheduled on May 16, with early voting starting Saturday.
The Supreme Court struck down Louisiana's majority Black congressional district, significantly limiting race-based redistricting under the Voting Rights Act. Within hours, Florida's Republican-led Legislature approved new U.S. House maps that could net the GOP up to four additional seats. Mississippi's governor called a special session, while Alabama and Tennessee are considering redrawing their districts. Illinois Democrats moved to amend the state constitution to protect race-based redistricting.
Supreme Court justices heard oral arguments on Trump's effort to terminate Temporary Protected Status for over 1 million immigrants from Haiti, Syria and other countries. Solicitor General D. John Sauer argued courts cannot review the administration's decisions. Liberal justices pressed Sauer on procedural failures and potential racial discrimination, with Justice Sotomayor citing Trump's past comments about Haiti and Justice Jackson questioning how a racial epithet can be ignored. The administration's position drew sharp challenges from multiple justices.
The U.S. Supreme Court upheld federal racketeering convictions of former Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder and ex-lobbyist Matt Borges in a $60 million bribery scheme funded by Akron-based FirstEnergy Corp. Householder, 66, was sentenced to 20 years in prison for masterminding the scheme to pass a $1 billion bailout of two nuclear plants through House Bill 6 and defend it from repeal efforts.
The Supreme Court will hear arguments on whether the Trump administration properly weighed conditions in Haiti and Syria when ending Temporary Protected Status, potentially affecting hundreds of thousands of immigrants. Salvadorans with TPS worry about deportation and job loss as renewal discussions continue.
Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves announced Friday he will call a special legislative session for judicial redistricting once the U.S. Supreme Court rules on Louisiana v. Callais, a Voting Rights Act case with broad implications for minority representation. A federal judge ordered Mississippi last August to redraw its Supreme Court electoral map after finding it violated Section 2 by diluting Black voters' power. Reeves signed the special session proclamation Thursday, with the Legislature set to convene 21 days after the Supreme Court issues its ruling, expected before the court's term ends in June.
