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Demonstrators rally outside the U.S. Supreme Court as justices hear oral arguments on whether President Donald Trump can deny citizenship to children born to parents who are in the United States illegally or temporarily, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, April 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Tom Brenner) ** FILE **

More than a dozen Supreme Court rulings to watch for this term

By Alex Swoyer and Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Maps for new congressional districts in South Carolina are shown in the South Carolina Senate antechamber on Friday, May 22, 2026, in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins)

Republicans are rushing to redraw districts before midterms. Here’s where things stand

By David A. Lieb and Jeffrey Collins - Associated Press

The U.S. Supreme Court is seen Friday, May 15, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)

Supreme Court sends closely watched Native American voting rights decision back to lower court

By Lindsay Whitehurst - Associated Press

Keith Odom, a forklift driver from Aiken, S.C., looks out from his bus seat as he arrives in Montgomery, Ala., for a voting rights rally Saturday, May 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Bill Barrow)

On the voting rights trail, bus riders to Montgomery retrace old steps while fighting a new fight

By Bill Barrow - Associated Press

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., describes the Democrats' fight to regain the House majority even as Republicans pursue redistricting efforts across the South following a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that affects majority-Black congressional districts, during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, May 13, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Top House Democrat says ghost of confederacy haunting Supreme Court

By Susan Ferrechio - The Washington Times

Rep James Clyburn, D-S.C., speaks during a church service attended by President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden, at Royal Missionary Baptist Church in North Charleston, S.C., Sunday, Jan. 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)

Rep. Clyburn says he is running for reelection ‘irrespective’ of South Carolina redistricting result

By Lindsey McPherson - The Washington Times

A portion of Shotwell Street in Memphis, Tenn., that is now a dividing line between two newly-redrawn congressional districts, is seen Thursday, May 7, 2026, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/Sophie Bates)

Tennessee redistricting plan splits Memphis neighbors and reshapes midterms as other states follow

By Matt Brown - Associated Press

Protestors fill the halls in the Louisiana Legislature in Baton Rouge during a Senate committee hearing Friday, May 8, 2026 on redistricting. (AP Photo/Jack Brook)

Republicans seize momentum in redistricting battle for U.S. House seats ahead of midterm elections

By Kim Chandler, Jack Brook, Jeffrey Collins and David A. Lieb - Associated Press

State troopers remove people from the House gallery during a special session of the state legislature to redraw U.S. Congressional voting maps Thursday, May 7, 2026, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)

Redistricting is rampant ahead of the U.S. House midterm elections. What states are taking action?

By David A. Lieb - Associated Press

Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tenn., speaks during a House Judiciary Committee markup on Capitol Hill in Washington on Dec. 12, 2019. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) **FILE**

Tennessee Republicans introduce new congressional map wiping out lone Democrat-leaning district

By Susan Ferrechio - The Washington Times

Charles Uffelman yells during a rally against the special session of the state legislature to redraw U.S. Congressional voting maps Tuesday, May 5, 2026, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)

Tennessee Republicans will consider redrawing U.S. House district covering majority-Black Memphis

By Travis Loller and Kim Chandler and David A. Lieb - Associated Press

FILE - The U.S. Supreme Court is seen in Washington, Friday, April 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul, File)

Supreme Court boosts Louisiana redistricting by speeding final mandate in Voting Rights Act case

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Voters cast their ballots in Oak Creek, Wis., on Nov. 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Morry Gash, File)

Redistricting fight moves to New York and three southern states

By Susan Ferrechio - The Washington Times

FILE - The U.S. Supreme Court is seen in Washington, Friday, April 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul, File)

Alabama and Tennessee move to draw new congressional districts in wake of Supreme Court ruling

By Kim Chandler and Travis Loller - Associated Press

State senators listen to debate on SB 8-D, a redistricting bill, during a special session of the Florida Legislature, Wednesday, April 29, 2026, in Tallahassee, Fla. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)

Democrats rush to court to stop GOP states’ new redistricting push

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Whoopi Goldberg attends the premiere of "Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere" during the 63rd New York Film Festival in New York on Sept. 28, 2025. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)

Whoopi Goldberg says SCOTUS Louisiana ruling targets minority voters

By The Washington Times AI News Desk

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., speaks on fair elections and the Supreme Court's ruling to strike down a majority Black congressional district in Louisiana, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, April 29, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Supreme Court ruling will reshape American politics. The only question is when

By Nicholas Riccardi - Associated Press

A state Senators laptop displays a proposed Congressional Redistricting Plan during debate on SB 8-D, a redistricting bill, during a special session of the Florida Legislature, Wednesday, April 29, 2026, in Tallahassee, Fla. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)

Supreme Court ruling on race-based redistricting prompts quick action in some states

By David A. Lieb - Associated Press

Voting rights activists gather outside the Supreme Court in Washington, early Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2025, as the justices prepare to take up a major Republican-led challenge to the Voting Rights Act, the centerpiece legislation of the Civil Rights Movement. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen) **FILE**

Supreme Court limits racial challenges under Voting Rights Act, hands GOP states new mapmaking power

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times