Overview
- The Supreme Court, which waived its usual 32‑day delay on Monday, issued its judgment immediately so Louisiana courts can act on the Louisiana v. Callais ruling.
- Louisiana paused its May 16 U.S. House primaries after early voting began and more than 100,000 mail ballots went out, leaving some voters and campaigns facing voided contests and new district lines.
- Alabama opened a special session Monday to seek new maps despite a federal bar on redistricting until 2030, and Tennessee’s legislature met Tuesday to consider changes that could eliminate its lone Democratic seat.
- Florida’s governor signed new GOP-leaning districts on Monday, while civil-rights groups filed suits to stop Louisiana’s primary suspension and Black voters asked the Court to let them seek rehearing of the case.
- Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson’s dissent warning of election “chaos” drew a sharp rebuttal from Justice Samuel Alito, highlighting friction over the Court’s inconsistent use of the Purcell principle and the ruling’s impact on minority representation and House control.