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Kagan said Supreme Court rulings have given one party an edge as the Nov. 3 vote nears, raising concerns about election fairness.
- Justice Elena Kagan criticized the Supreme Court on Tuesday, arguing the bench has "blinded itself" to the deleterious effects of its election-related rulings on democracy.
- Emergency rulings in April allowed Louisiana and Alabama to quickly redraw electoral maps targeting Democratic-held seats, boosting Republicans' unprecedented mid-decade redistricting drive and gaining nine seats.
- In June, the Supreme Court erased limits on party coordination with candidates, prompting the Republican National Committee to spend over $50 million this week aiding midterm campaigns.
- Separately, the court last Thursday allowed New Hampshire officials to restrict student ID usage for ballots while permitting the Department of Homeland Security to verify citizenship using a database critics argue is flawed.
- Conservative Justice Samuel Alito dismissed accusations of partisan influence as "insulting" after liberal Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson suggested in May the court was violating its principles regarding the November 3 election.
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Hindustan TimesHow the Supreme Court Is Shaping the Midterm Elections
“From gerrymandered voting maps to the latest surge in political spending, the Supreme Court’s fingerprints are all over the 2026 midterms,” the Wall Street Journal reports. “A string of decisions from the court’s conservative majority has rewritten the rules that govern American elections, and this fall’s fight for Congress is the first to feel the […]
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WSJ: From gerrymandered voting maps to the latest surge in political spending, the Supreme Court’s fingerprints are all over the 2026 midterms. A string of decisions from the court’s conservative majority has rewritten the rules that govern American elections, and … Continue reading “How the Supreme Court Is Shaping the Midterm Elections” →
St Louis Post-Dispatch
Supreme Court rulings reshape midterm battlefield
WASHINGTON — The Nov. 3 midterm elections are quickly approaching after an electoral cycle shaped to an unusual degree by decisions of the U.S. Supreme Court, a development that prompted Justice Elena Kagan to voice alarm this week.
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