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Supreme Court allows Alabama to use voting map favoring GOP
The high court allowed Alabama to hold upcoming elections using a congressional map that a lower court found discriminates on the basis of race and dilutes the political power of the state’s Black voters.
Court lets Trump’s executive order limiting mail-in voting stand, for now
A federal judge kept in place, for now, President Trump’s executive order intended to limit who can receive mail ballots, giving Trump an initial victory as he tries to shape who can vote this fall.
Alabama asks Supreme Court to allow pro-Republican congressional map
Alabama officials asked the U.S. Supreme Court to let the state use a pro-Republican congressional map erasing one of its two districts where Black voters comprise a majority or near-majority.
Justice Jackson criticizes Supreme Court’s handling of major voting case
Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson criticized the high court in a talk Monday, saying its decision to expedite a ruling in a major voting rights case this month made it appear political.
DOJ drafts legal opinion backing demands for state voter rolls
The DOJ has issued a formal legal justification for the federal government's demands that states share their unredacted voter rolls, even though half a dozen federal courts have already ruled that states have no obligation to provide those lists.
Missouri Supreme Court upholds 2025 congressional redistricting map
The Missouri Supreme Court upheld the state’s 2025 congressional redistricting map, rejecting compactness, contiguity and population claims.
Missouri Supreme Court weighs if new Congressional map must be suspended pending referendum
Missouri Supreme Court ruled that HB1 congressional maps remain in effect pending referendum review ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.
Supreme Court limits key provision of landmark Voting Rights Act
The Supreme Court on Wednesday sharply weakened a key provision of the landmark Voting Rights Act, a ruling that limits the consideration of race in drawing voting maps and could usher in Republican gains in the House.
Democrats and voter rights groups sue to block Trump mail ballot order
Democrats and voter rights groups sue to block president Trump's executive order limiting mail ballots, citing constitutional violations and risk of disenfranchisement.
Trump issues order attempting to change rules for mail-in voting
President Donald Trump signed a sweeping executive order directing the postal service to send mail ballots only to certain voters, raising legal challenges over election authority.
Missouri Supreme Court sides with legislature in redistricting challenge
The Missouri Supreme Court upheld a GOP-backed redistricting law, ruling lawmakers may redraw districts outside the decennial census period.
Missouri voting advocates win before high court; state rules declared unconstitutional
Voting rights advocates notched a significant win before the Missouri Supreme Court when the court declared a state statute restricting voter registration efforts unconstitutional.
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