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.

exclusive news, insights and perks Become a Democracy Docket Member

The fight for our democracy is happening in courtrooms across the country. Our premium membership is the most direct way to support our growing newsroom in providing real-time updates on voting, elections and democracy in court. Plus, you’ll receive breaking news on critical election cases, exclusive analysis from Marc and premium scoreboards delivered straight to your inbox.

This week at Democracy Docket: The GOP’s rush to kill off Black political power continues — but there’s also reason for hope

At Democracy Docket, we’re proud of the enterprise journalism we publish. But some weeks, our focus is simply on keeping our readers up to date with what’s happening.

‘Staggering’ evidence of partisanship: Florida court hears arguments for blocking GOP gerrymander

Florida Republicans’ new gerrymandered congressional map violates a voter-approved state ban on partisan gerrymandering, voting advocates argued Friday, asking a court to block the state from using the map in the 2026 elections.

Judge seems hesitant to quickly block Trump’s executive order targeting mail voting

A federal judge appeared reluctant to swiftly check President Donald Trump’s latest anti-voting executive order, suggesting at oral arguments Thursday that there’s no legal harm for the courts to remedy until the diktat is actually implemented.