Election Law and the Midterms
Description
This panel will discuss the impact of the Court’s recent election law decisions while previewing the cases currently on the Court’s docket and those likely to reach the Court in the near future. Specifically, the discussion will cover Mi Familia Vota v. Fontes, a closely watched pending case concerning federal voting rights protections and state election administration. The panel will also examine the Court’s role in resolving election-related emergency applications, with particular attention to the issues that may arise during the upcoming midterm election cycle.
Materials for the Panel
News Articles
- Supreme Court will hear Arizona case that could badly weaken key federal law protecting voter registration - Jim Saksa, Democracy Docket
- The Supreme Court has left limited alternatives for protecting minority voting rights - Hansi Lo Wang, NPR
- The U.S. Supreme Court Has Eviscerated the Voting Rights Act — What’s Next? - Madeline Greenberg, Campaign Legal Center
- Push for state-level voting rights acts renewed after supreme court ruling - Rachel Leingang, The Guardian
- Election Administration Is the Midterms’ Hot Topic, Brian Webster - National Conference of State Legislatures
- Trump administration urges Supreme court to issue a decision in mail-in voting dispute - SCOTUSblog, Amy Howe
- Trump mail voting executive order on Supreme Court’s Radar - National Constitution Center, Scott Bomboy
- What Louisiana v. Callais Means for the Voting Rights Act - Harvard Kennedy School
Pending Case Materials
Case Law
- National Senate Republican Committee v. Federal Election Commission (2026)
- Watson v. Republican National Committee (2026)
- Louisiana v. Callais (2026)