Following the Supreme Court ruling in Louisiana v. Callais, Alabama implemented a new congressional map placing one of its two Black representatives at higher risk of losing his seat

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The Supreme Court in Trump v. United States addressed whether a president could face criminal charges for official presidential conduct

In McDonnell v. United States, the Supreme Court ruled an official act requires a pending matter and a formal decision or action

Under McDonnell v. United States, an official act does not require a final decision and can include preliminary administrative actions

Footnote three in Trump v. United States addressed the admissibility of public record evidence in a bribery prosecution of a former president

The Voting Rights Act of 1965 required state governments to provide Black voters the opportunity to elect representatives of their choice

The Supreme Court decision in Louisiana v. Callais made proving intentional racial discrimination under the Voting Rights Act more difficult

The Supreme Court decision in Louisiana v. Callais weakened legal protections that insulated majority-Black, Democratic-held congressional districts from being redrawn

The United States Supreme Court ruled on congressional redistricting in the case Louisiana v. Callais

The Tennessee General Assembly divided the majority-Black city of Memphis across three congressional districts that voted for Donald Trump by double digits in 2024

Following the Supreme Court ruling in Louisiana v. Callais, the Tennessee General Assembly convened a special session to redraw Tennessee's single majority-Black district

Following the Supreme Court ruling in Louisiana v. Callais, Louisiana redrew its congressional maps to reduce its majority-Black districts from two to one

Mississippi state lawmakers considered redrawing Mississippi's congressional map, state House map, and state Senate map following the Louisiana v. Callais Supreme Court decision

Mississippi state lawmakers held a series of public hearings across Mississippi regarding whether to redraw state and congressional legislative maps

A public hearing regarding Mississippi redistricting in Jackson drew an overflow crowd requiring loudspeakers in the lobby and lasted nearly three hours

Mississippi State Auditor Shad White testified at a legislative hearing in Jackson in favor of redrawing Mississippi's congressional map

The United States Supreme Court blocked the Federal Bureau of Prisons from enforcing President Donald Trump's executive order restricting healthcare for transgender inmates

United States Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis helped create the Federal Trade Commission during the progressive anti-monopoly era of the 1910s

In Ashcroft v. Free Speech Coalition in 2002, the United States Supreme Court held that non-obscene, sexually explicit imagery depicting an imaginary minor is protected by the First Amendment

In Stanley v. Georgia in 1969, the United States Supreme Court recognized a First Amendment right to privately possess obscene material inside the home

The 2026 Annenberg Civics Survey found that 60% of Americans know the Supreme Court has the final authority on constitutionality