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Dispute Over Missouri’s Congressional Map Again Returns to Supreme Court
The New York Times, September 23, 2026
A federal appeals court sided with Republicans seeking to use district boundaries redrawn last year to give the G.O.P. an advantage in the upcoming midterms.
Déjà Vu All Over Again for the Eighth Circuit in the Missouri Redistricting Matter
Justia's Verdict, September 23, 2026
UC Davis Law professor Vikram David Amar discusses the Eighth Circuit’s latest ruling reinstating Missouri's Republican-drawn HB1 congressional maps for the 2026 election, examining how this decision fits into the ongoing legal battle following the Supreme Court's September 10 stay of a similar lower court order. Professor Amar argues that the Eighth Circuit's ruling is legally untenable because it contradicts the Supreme Court’s implicit merits assessment from September 10 and violates the Purcell doctrine’s prohibition on late judicial interference with elections already underway, leading him to predict the Supreme Court will again intervene to block HB1’s maps from being used in November.
Supreme Court Order Gives Parents Custody of Baby in Surrogacy Fight
The New York Times, September 22, 2026
A surrogate refused to have an abortion after the fetus was diagnosed with a serious heart problem. She asked the justices to block a court order giving custody to the biological parents.
Supreme Court dismisses immigration case that was scheduled for argument in October
SCOTUSblog, September 12, 2026
Summer Order Lists
Supreme Court of the United States, July 1, 2026
A 1987 Proposal Could Help Hold ICE to Account for Constitutional Violations
The New York Times, February 2, 2026
A proposal in a 1987 law review article could address a gap that makes it all but impossible to sue federal officials for violating the Constitution.