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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Alabama asks Supreme Court to approve its racially gerrymandered maps

Alabama is asking the Supreme Court to let it use racially gerrymandered maps that courts have found were drawn with intentional racial discrimination.

Texas Senate race: Paxton’s lawsuit challenging 2020 could have led to ‘the end of democracy’ 

Ken Paxton played a leading role in an outrageous legal effort on behalf of President Donald Trump to undo the results of the 2020 presidential contest.

DeSantis-appointed judge allows Florida to use GOP gerrymander in 2026

A judge appointed by Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) has cleared the way for Florida to use its new congressional map — drawn by DeSantis’ office — in the 2026 midterm elections, despite what plaintiffs called “staggering”…