05/08/2026Supreme Court 6-3 ruling in *Louisiana v. Callais* all but nullifies Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, invalidating Louisiana's majority-Black redistricting mapClaim:STRONGU.S. Supreme Court (majority opinion authored by Justice Samuel Alito); dissent language reported across multiple outletsView ›
05/08/2026SCOTUS immediately effectuates *Callais* ruling, forcing Louisiana to redraw maps mid-primary season; Gov. Landry suspends May 16 primary citing "emergency"Claim:STRONGLouisiana Governor Jeff Landry (R); Supreme Court order issued May 4, 2026View ›
05/07/2026Senate Democrats, including Sens. Whitehouse and Reed, formally demand USPS uphold federal law over Trump's mail-in voting executive order; call EO "illegal"Claim:MODERATESen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Sen. Jack Reed (D-RI), Senate Democratic colleaguesView ›
05/06/2026Common Cause and ACLU sue DOJ to block national voter surveillance database; five federal courts dismiss DOJ suits for state voter dataClaim:STRONGDOJ (seeking data); Common Cause, ACLU (filing to block)View ›
05/06/202624 State Attorneys General Sue to Permanently Block Trump's March 31 Executive Order on Mail-In Voting; Key Federal Hearing Set for May 14Claim:STRONGCoalition of 24 AGs led by Oregon AG Dan Rayfield; also challenged by ACLU and voting rights groupsView ›
05/05/2026SCOTUS expedites *Callais* ruling effect; Louisiana governor postpones May 16 primary, calls special session to redraw mapsClaim:STRONGU.S. Supreme Court (procedural order, May 4-5, 2026); Gov. Jeff Landry (Louisiana)View ›
05/05/2026Supreme Court 6-3 ruling in *Louisiana v. Callais* guts Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act; Louisiana primary postponedClaim:STRONGU.S. Supreme Court (majority opinion, April 29, 2026); Gov. Jeff Landry (Louisiana) issued order postponing May 16 primaryView ›
05/03/2026Coalition sues over Trump executive order giving U.S. Postal Service oversight of mail-in voting; multiple states signal legal challengesClaim:STRONGLeague of Women Voters of Massachusetts (plaintiff); Trump administration (defendant); state election officials in AZ, CO, NV, MN, OR, WI opposeView ›