In a 5-4 decision joined by Chief Justice John Roberts and the court's three liberals, Justice Brett Kavanaugh explained how two Mississippi courts violated the Constitution by allowing criminal prosecutors to strike Black jurors from the courtroom, then preventing the defense's lawyers from objecting to the strikes. The ruling, Pitchford v. Cain, is an important victory for Terry Pitchford and others like him who have been overprosecuted by Southern state governments.
Meta had argued that it can't be sued in Vermont court because neither the company nor the app design has specific ties to the state. Vermont countered that the sites' large number of teen users gives its courts jurisdiction. The Supreme Court declined to hear the appeal in a brief, unexplained order, as is typical. The procedural decision comes after court losses for Meta and YouTube in social media addiction lawsuits in California and New Mexico.
SCOTUSgami - the first time a decision features a particular lineup of justices. And it happened this week. Havana Docks Corp. v. Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd. (5-21-2026)Concurrence: Sotomayor, KavanaughSCOTUSgami! This is the 1st time this lineup has occurred in a SCOTUS opinion!- SCOTUSgami (@SCOTUS_gami) May 21, 2026
The U.S. Supreme Court agreed Monday to weigh whether federally funded school employees can privately sue for sex discrimination under Title IX of the 1972 Educational Amendments Act, an issue that divides lower courts.
Four of the state's congressional districts are expected to hold special primaries in August, as part of a nationwide battle over redistricting. President Donald Trump has pushed Republican-led states to redraw their congressional maps in order to give the right-wing party an advantage in the November midterm elections. At stake is control over the US House of Representatives. Each congressional district represents one seat in the House, where Republicans currently hold a slim majority.
The extensive record in these cases supports the District Court's conclusion that plaintiffs' [Section 2] claim was likely to succeed under Gingles. As to the first Gingles precondition, the District Court correctly found that black voters could constitute a majority in a second district that was "reasonably configured." The plaintiffs adduced eleven illustrative districting maps that Alabama could enact, at least one of which contained two majority-black districts that comported with traditional districting criteria.
