Supreme Court readies election law overhaul

Individuals can contribute up to $1,063,200 annually to national party committees in 2025-2026. Political action committees can contribute even larger amounts. Congress increased these contribution limits in a 2014 omnibus appropriations bill, creating special accounts for conventions, facilities, and legal expenses.

After the Supreme Court ordered reargument in Louisiana v. Callais on June 27, 2025, the Court asked parties to brief a specific question about whether creating majority-minority districts violates the Constitution. Louisiana filed its supplemental brief on August 27, 2025. When did Black voters represented by the NAACP Legal Defense Fund file their supplemental brief?

Black voters in Louisiana sued when the 2022 congressional map packed one-third of the state population into one of six districts. Courts ordered Louisiana to draw a second majority-Black district. Who won the new seat in 2024?

The Supreme Court stayed the district court's preliminary injunction in Allen v. Milligan in February 2022, allowing Alabama to use the discriminatory map for the 2022 elections. The stay was granted because it was an election year and the Court wanted to avoid disruption. Alabama's 2022 election resulted in six Republican victories and one Democratic victory.

Representative Mike Bost sued Illinois over a law allowing mail ballots postmarked by Election Day to be counted if received within 14 days. Lower courts said Bost lacked standing because he could not prove harm. What did Justice Kavanaugh warn Illinois about during oral arguments on October 8, 2025?