'Here, the District Court interposed itself into Alabama’s ongoing efforts to conduct its imminent 2026 congressional elections under maps that its elected representatives selected.'
The U.S. Supreme Court cleared the way for Alabama to implement a new race-neutral congressional map ahead of the 2026 midterms on Monday. In a 6-3 order, the high court vacated a series of lower court rulings that effectively resulted in the state’s use of a congressional map that includes two majority-minority districts. As The […]
In Louisiana v. Callais, the Supreme Court struck a major blow against race-based policymaking, holding that the law protects voters from discrimination, rather than mandating that states create racial gerrymanders as an ostensible corrective to discrimination. The decision builds on a string of cases whereby the Roberts Court has distinguished itself by rightly opposing present […]
"The dissent accuses the Court of 'unshackl[ing]' itself from 'constraints.' ... It is the dissent’s rhetoric that lacks restraint," wrote Justice Alito.