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Supreme Court of the United States
US apex court; six-week run of rulings has reshaped 2026 redistricting, ballots, and campaign finance.
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#19 30 Sept
Mentioned in: Watchdog sues DHS over Mullin's 250,000
US Midterms 2026#19 30 Sept
Mentioned in: Pentagon cuts a box from overseas forms
US Midterms 2026#19 29 Sept
Mentioned in: Sabato's 11 moves include Kiggans's seat
US Midterms 2026#19 28 Sept
Mentioned in: Judge Ali voids FEMA election conditions
US Midterms 2026#19 25 Sept
Granted DHS a 6-3 stay restoring modified SAVE
US Midterms 2026: Supreme Court revives DHS's SAVE checks#19 25 Sept
Mentioned in: North Carolina's rolls held 35,000 dead
US Midterms 2026#19 25 Sept
Stayed the 8th Circuit's mandate and order
US Midterms 2026: Justices keep Missouri on its 2022 map#19 25 Sept
US Midterms 2026 · source event
#19 25 Sept
#19 25 Sept
US Midterms 2026 · source event
#19 25 Sept
#18 21 Sept
Mentioned in: 8th Circuit puts Missouri on 2025 map
US Midterms 2026#18 20 Sept
Mentioned in: NRSC spends $45.9m, DSCC takes cash lead
US Midterms 2026#18 18 Sept
Mentioned in: Virginia and Idaho open early voting
US Midterms 2026#17 10 Sept
Stayed the Missouri TRO
US Midterms 2026: Mentioned in: Supreme Court stays the Missouri TRO#16 4 Sept
Received Missouri's emergency stay application, docket No. 26A304
US Midterms 2026: Missouri takes its map to Kavanaugh#16 3 Sept
Mentioned in: Missouri map suspended, sent to voters
US Midterms 2026#14 20 Aug
#14 22 Jul
Mentioned in: Tennessee map survives its first test
US Midterms 2026#14 22 Jul
Mentioned in: Sabato moves three races for governor
US Midterms 2026#14 19 Jul
Mentioned in: Democrats win the quarter, lose the bank
US Midterms 2026#11 30 Jun
Mentioned in: NRSC moves its ad money in-house
US Midterms 2026#11 30 Jun
Struck down federal limits on party-candidate coordinated campaign spending
US Midterms 2026: Court lifts caps on party spending#12 29 Jun
Mentioned in: Colorado shuts last Democratic map route
US Midterms 2026#11 29 Jun
Court keeps late mail ballots counting
US Midterms 2026#11 24 Jun
Mentioned in: Sixth Circuit rejects DOJ roll demand
US Midterms 2026#9 23 Jun
Ruled 6-3 that Helms-Burton strips Cuban state entities of sovereign immunity
Cuba Dispatch: Supreme Court reopens Cuba land suits#10 18 Jun
Mentioned in: DCCC banks record quarter on borrowed time
US Midterms 2026#10 16 Jun
Mentioned in: Moore and Wess win Alabama runoffs
US Midterms 2026#10 16 Jun
Mentioned in: DOJ stakes voter-data fight on appeal
US Midterms 2026#9 14 Jun
Signalled readiness to strike FECA coordinated-spending caps at December 2025 argument
US Midterms 2026: Court ruling could break the firewall#9 10 Jun
Mentioned in: Florida locks its map for November
US Midterms 2026#8 4 Jun
Mentioned in: Callais draws out a Black incumbent
US Midterms 2026#8 2 Jun
issued unsigned 6-3 shadow-docket stay on 2 June 2026
US Midterms 2026: Shadow docket shields Alabama map for 2026#8 2 Jun
Mentioned in: Koch PAC drops $6.4M in one day
US Midterms 2026#6 19 May
Approached end-of-June deadline for Watson v. RNC decision on mail-ballot grace periods
US Midterms 2026: SCOTUS nears ruling on mail-ballot grace#6 19 May
Vacated lower-court order requiring second majority-Black Alabama district
US Midterms 2026: Alabama voids its own primary mid-vote#6 16 May
Mentioned in: Florida judge weighs Fair Districts challenge
US Midterms 2026#6 8 May
Mentioned in: Virginia court kills Democrats' last 2026 track
US Midterms 2026#5 7 May
Mentioned in: White House signs nothing on elections
US Midterms 2026#5 5 May
Issued immediate-effect order on Callais ruling, bypassing standard remand wait
US Midterms 2026: SCOTUS orders Callais into immediate effect#5 4 May
Mentioned in: DeSantis signs Florida 24R-4D map into law
US Midterms 2026#5 4 May
Mentioned in: Jeffries sends Morelle to Albany on retaliation
US Midterms 2026#5 4 May
Mentioned in: Fair Districts lawsuit hits Florida map
US Midterms 2026#5 30 Apr
Mentioned in: Four states queue maps after Callais ruling
US Midterms 2026#5 29 Apr
Ruled 6-3 that VRA Section 2 does not require majority-minority congressional districts
US Midterms 2026: Callais guts VRA Section 2 mandate#4 28 Apr
Mentioned in: Generic ballot hits D+5.8, first this cycle
US Midterms 2026#5 27 Apr
Reversed lower-court ruling and cleared PlanC2333 for 2026 midterms
US Midterms 2026: SCOTUS clears Texas map before Callais#4 27 Apr
Mentioned in: DeSantis submits 24R-4D Florida map; session opens
US Midterms 2026#2 21 Apr
#2 20 Apr
“timed redistricting session to await ruling from”
US Midterms 2026 · source event
#4 16 Apr
Mentioned in: Mejia wins NJ-11 60-40, holds Sherrill seat
US Midterms 2026#2 10 Apr
Mentioned in: Three Federal Courts Block Seven EO Provisions
US Midterms 2026#2 7 Apr
Mentioned in: Scranton's Bellwether District Moves to Toss-up
US Midterms 2026#2 6 Apr
Mentioned in: DeSantis Times Map to SCOTUS Ruling
US Midterms 2026#2 2 Feb