Supreme Court will review another campaign spending limit in challenge partly filed by JD Vance

The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to consider a First Amendment challenge to a law limiting how much political parties can spend in coordination with candidates in federal elections.

Jul 1, 2025 8:56 AM CDT

Supreme Court to rehear case over Louisiana’s second majority-Black district

Jun 27, 2025 11:34 AM CDT

Disbarment recommended for ex-Trump lawyer Eastman by State Bar Court of California panel

Ex-Trump lawyer John Eastman has moved another step closer to disbarment, as a unanimous three-judge panel of the State Bar Court of California’s review department affirmed earlier findings that he was culpable of 10 counts of misconduct relating to his representation of President Donald Trump during and after the 2020 election.

Jun 17, 2025 12:08 PM CDT

Judge blocks Trump order on federal elections, says changes ‘could create chaos and confusion’

A federal judge in Boston has blocked the Trump administration from significantly overhauling federal elections.

Jun 16, 2025 11:27 AM CDT

SCOTUS will consider whether Illinois congressman has standing to challenge ballot-counting law

A downstate Illinois congressman who wants to challenge a state law on the counting of mail-in ballots will have his case heard by the U.S. Supreme Court.

Jun 3, 2025 11:24 AM CDT

New book examines how messaging targeting middle class shifted politics

In Outclassed: How the Left Lost the Working Class and How to Win Them Back, Joan C. Williams, a professor emeritus at the University of California College of the Law in San Francisco, offers insight on the wedge between college and noncollege graduates and how those differences have shifted politics to the right.

May 20, 2025 8:47 AM CDT

8th Circuit blocks ‘backup theory’ for enforcing Voting Rights Act, leaving private plaintiffs without recourse

A federal appeals court in St. Louis has blocked an alternate path for private plaintiffs in seven states to sue to enforce racial-discrimination protections in Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act.

May 19, 2025 11:48 AM CDT

Smartmatic says evidence shows Fox execs didn’t believe election claims

Fox News employees, up and down the corporate ladder, did not believe that the 2020 election was rigged, despite claims that were later broadcast on the network implicating voting technology company Smartmatic in a broader conspiracy to throw the election for Joe Biden, according to newly unsealed documents.

May 16, 2025 11:40 AM CDT

Political climate motivates prelaw students to apply, new Kaplan survey shows

More than half of students who were preparing to go to law school said politics impacted their decision to apply, according to a survey from test prep company Kaplan released Thursday.

May 15, 2025 8:48 AM CDT

NC justice can be sworn in after 6-month court battle over top court seat

A Republican who narrowly lost a North Carolina Supreme Court election ended his challenge to the results Wednesday, clearing the way for the Democratic incumbent to be sworn in six months after she won the race.

May 7, 2025 4:45 PM CDT

Vacation, mistaken filing led to order to show cause, lawyers for MyPillow CEO say

Human error led lawyers representing MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell to file a draft document with incorrect case citations instead of the final version, according to a response to a federal judge’s order to show cause.

Apr 29, 2025 2:29 PM CDT

Former Wisconsin Supreme Court justice agrees to license suspension for alleged election-review misconduct

Former Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Michael J. Gableman has agreed to the suspension of his law license to resolve an ethics complaint that stems from his investigation of the 2020 election for the Wisconsin State Assembly.

Apr 11, 2025 11:00 AM CDT

Dialogue on Deregulation, Politicization: Arizona vice chief justice discusses innovation, retention elections

Bold. Innovative. Visionary. At a time when many courts are losing the battle to provide access to justice, especially in low-income communities, the Arizona Supreme Court has brought fresh ideas to bridge the justice gap.

Apr 10, 2025 10:06 AM CDT

Liberal wins Wisconsin Supreme Court race, most expensive in US history

A liberal candidate for Wisconsin’s Supreme Court glided to victory Tuesday, overcoming a flood of political cash from tech billionaire Elon Musk in a race seen as a referendum on him and President Donald Trump.

Apr 2, 2025 9:50 AM CDT

California judges can now defend criticisms of their rulings during elections

A recent California judicial ethics opinion allows judges to speak out publicly during an election or recall campaign as long as their comments do not affect the outcome or fairness of a case.

Apr 1, 2025 1:40 AM CDT