The U.S. Supreme Court struck down Louisiana's congressional voting map, ruling it an illegal racial gerrymander. The decision limits how much race can be used as a factor when drawing district boundaries, even when the stated goal is to boost minority representation. Louisiana had drawn the map to include a second majority-Black congressional district, arguing the Voting Rights Act required it. The court rejected that justification. The ruling tightens the line between permissible race-conscious redistricting and unconstitutional racial gerrymandering. Lawmakers in states with large minority populations now face a narrower path when designing districts meant to give those communities stronger electoral weight. The decision follows a series of rulings that have gradually narrowed the scope of the Voting Rights Act. States currently under redistricting pressure will need to show that race was not the dominant factor in how their maps were drawn, making future legal challenges to such maps more likely.
The Supreme Court blocked Trump from firing Federal Reserve board member Lisa Cook, preserving the Fed's independence from presidential removal power. A separate ruling the same day gave Trump broader authority to dismiss leaders of other independent federal agencies.
The US Supreme Court has blocked President Trump's attempt to fire Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook, who faced unproven mortgage fraud allegations. The ruling preserves Fed independence for now and keeps a politically charged removal case alive in the courts.
The US Supreme Court, splitting along ideological lines, has allowed the Trump administration to end Temporary Protected Status for Haitian and Syrian immigrants.
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled against TPS protections in a case centered on Haitian migrants, leaving 1.3 million people from over a dozen countries vulnerable to deportation. Many affected individuals have lived legally in the U.S. for decades, with the ruling removing a key legal shield used to resist removal.
