US Supreme Court’s uneven rulings in election lead-up causing chaos, experts say

By: Jonathan Shorman

Outlets: DC Bureau (States Newsroom)

Published: May 18, 2026

Words: 1,592

Last Updated: 2 months, 1 week ago

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When the U.S. Supreme Court allowed Texas’ gerrymandered congressional map to take effect in December, its conservative majority wrote that a lower court had “improperly inserted itself into an active primary campaign” when it blocked the map more than three months before the election.

Now, the Supreme Court is the one upending elections.

For the past two decades, the Supreme Court has advanced the idea that federal courts should not order major changes close to an election …

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