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The Supreme Court, in a 5-4 ruling, said Terry Pitchford should have had the opportunity to challenge the dismissal of four Black potential jurors, vacating his death-row conviction due to racial bias in jury selection.
Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson criticized the Supreme Court for expediting a major voting-rights ruling, saying the move made the court look political. She was the lone dissenter to dropping the usual 32-day waiting period, in a decision that sharply limits a key provision of the Voting Rights Act and enabled Louisiana Republicans to quickly redraw a congressional district.
The Supreme Court rejected Virginia Democrats’ bid to revive redrawn congressional maps that could have given Democrats up to four seats, after the Virginia Supreme Court had struck them down, a ruling that reinforces Republicans’ edge in the broader national redistricting fight.
On Mother’s Day, Trump spent hours posting on Truth Social attacking Democrats (calling them “Dumacrats”), Fox News, the Supreme Court, Barack Obama, and Iran, including targeted digs at Rep. Ro Khanna. He railed against coverage on Fox, mocked the Court’s tariffs ruling, urged a hard line on Iran’s peace talks, and pressed for “All Federal Agencies Must Buy American” even as his team faced questions about the ballroom’s foreign steel use, illustrating a relentless, wide‑ranging tirade against political opponents and institutions.
During a high-stakes 6-3 ruling gutting Louisiana’s map under the Voting Rights Act, conservative Justice Samuel Alito angrily rebuked Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson’s blistering dissent, highlighting rising tensions on the Supreme Court as conservatives rush to capitalize on the decision ahead of the midterms.
John Oliver rips Justice Samuel Alito and the Supreme Court’s ruling striking down Louisiana’s new voting map as a dangerous rollback of voting rights, warning that it could reduce Black representation as states scramble to redraw maps.
Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry said he will suspend the May 16 House primaries so lawmakers can redraw the congressional map following a Supreme Court ruling on redistricting, a move that could affect House control in the midterm elections.
The Supreme Court's conservative majority appeared sympathetic to the Trump administration's bid to end temporary humanitarian protections for Haitian and Syrian migrants, hearing cases that could lead to the deportation of hundreds of thousands and affect about 1.3 million people from 17 countries; lower courts had blocked the policy, citing racial animus in Trump’s remarks, with a decision expected by June.
A New York Times bombshell based on internal memos reveals the Supreme Court’s shadow docket—unsigned, emergency rulings—has shifted from handling urgent matters to shaping high-stakes policy, with conservatives pushing broader use and liberal justices like Elena Kagan opposing it; the piece traces its rise from Obama-era decisions to Trump-era leverage, stresses its lack of transparency and detailed reasoning, and notes Justice Jackson’s concern about its impact on lower courts and public harms.
ACLU Legal Director Cecillia Wang, the daughter of immigrants, will argue before the Supreme Court against the Trump administration’s bid to end birthright citizenship for children of undocumented immigrants, a case that hinges on the 14th Amendment and is colored by her own family’s history.
The Supreme Court ruled that Trump exceeded his authority with emergency tariffs, ending that chapter but Trump vows to reimpose tariffs within the law, signaling a new era of uncertainty for the U.S. economy.
The Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed a new California voting map to stand for now, a development that could help Democrats win up to five additional seats in the U.S. House as liberals and conservatives clash over redistricting ahead of the midterms.
The Supreme Court signaled it is unlikely to allow Trump to immediately fire Fed Governor Lisa Cook, keeping her on the Federal Reserve Board while a lawsuit challenges her removal and limiting presidential influence over the central bank.
The Supreme Court appeared skeptical of Hawaii’s strict gun-carry limits, a case that could shape where people may carry firearms and influence gun laws in California, New York and beyond.
Special counsel Jack Smith urged the Supreme Court to deny former President Donald Trump's bid to halt a decision rejecting his immunity claim in a case related to the 2020 presidential election, arguing that the public interest in a prompt trial is significant. Trump's trial in Washington was initially scheduled to begin on March 4, but has been delayed. The special counsel proposed an expedited schedule for the Supreme Court to hear oral arguments and issue an opinion, emphasizing that Trump's immunity claim is not supported by constitutional principles or history. If the Supreme Court grants Trump's request to stay the lower court's ruling, it is likely to further delay his trial.