With few exceptions, Donald Trump’s Supreme Court appointees and their three conservative colleagues have removed obstacles to the president’s plans imposed by lower courts. Will that continue in 2026? https://t.co/QRyeWISSBh ...

Donald Trump has profited from his appointments to the Supreme Court. When rulings are issued in 2026, he will find plenty of reasons to cheer—and perhaps a few to jeer https://t.co/zH6aWgtBkI ...

A decade ago the Supreme Court would routinely block states from executing people without solid evidence or in torturous ways. But a more conservative-leaning bench has changed course https://t.co/BKmESzXfxBPhoto: Edmund D. Fountain/The New York Times/Redux/Eyevine https://t.co/7Nmb7M4BiE ...

Legal & Political Landscape - The Supreme Court, now with a more conservative leaning, is changing its approach to blocking states from executing people [1] - Previously, the Supreme Court routinely blocked executions without solid evidence or in torturous ways [1]

How the Supreme Court ushered in a surge in executions https://t.co/ObSLS5cJlH ...

Texas asked the Supreme Court to let it use a redistricted congressional map that was blocked by a lower court and that would potentially help Republicans gain as many as five House seats https://t.co/zoz0IYHhDn ...

Brazil President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva nominated his government’s top lawyer, a prominent evangelical Christian, to join the Supreme Court in a nod to the fast-growing religious and political constituency https://t.co/QQpxhU6vVD ...

We are following some breaking news and a setback for Republicans redistricting efforts in Texas. A federal court today blocking Texas from using a new congressional map that was at the heart of a national reckoning on the issue of redistricting after the president urged that state to redraw its districts to give Republicans more seats in next year's midterms. That of course prompted California Democrats to retaliate by redrawing their districts.the court ordering Texas to use its old map which was passed i ...

Redistricting Implications - The Texas redistricting decision could have major implications for the 2026 midterm elections [1][2][3] - California voters overwhelmingly approved new congressional lines that could net Democrats up to five more seats in the next year's House election [3] - The redistricting situation in Texas is unusual because it's happening outside the typical ten-year census cycle [4][5] Legal and Political Responses - The Texas redistricting decision is expected to be appealed, potentially reaching the Supreme Court [1] - Gavin Newsom stated California would "fight fire with fire," indicating a potential retaliatory approach to redistricting [4] - The courts are likely to expedite these redistricting cases due to the upcoming midterm elections [5] Midterm Election Impact - The redistricting process needs to be resolved quickly because voting is happening soon, with primaries in Texas in March [6][7] - The redistricting may influence candidates' decisions on whether to run again [7]

In Donald Trump’s second term, the Supreme Court has given him a series of green lights when he has tested the limits of his office. But after the final briefs in Trump v Illinois are filed, that may change https://t.co/1CZ6BW0RFV ...