The Supreme Court called it chaos then. What does it call it now?

The shadow docket has grown in scope and importance in a range of areas of the law. But none has been as important or as overlooked as the area of redistricting.

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Trump order targeting mail voting leaves judge ‘very concerned’ 

U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani expressed concern during a hearing Tuesday that the order poses a serious risk of unconstitutionally disenfranchising eligible voters.

Will Louisiana’s last majority-Black district survive Callais? A court will decide

A federal court agreed to hear arguments later this month over whether Louisiana’s newly enacted congressional map complies with the U.S. Supreme Court’s controversial ruling in Louisiana v. Callais — a proceeding that could put the…

Democrats appeal ruling that left Trump’s anti-mail voting order in place

Democrats have appealed a ruling that refused to block President Donald Trump’s anti-mail voting executive order as the administration moves to carry it out.