Two cases had been pending in the U.S. Supreme Court over whether private individuals and groups can sue under the Voting Rights Act, or whether only the federal government can bring a lawsuit charging a state with violating the Voting Rights Act. On May 18, the U.S. Supreme Court send both of them back to the lower circuit courts, and directed that they be reconsidered. In the lower courts, One of them, from the 5th circuit, had said anyone can sue. The other one, from the 8th circuit, had said only the federal government can sue.
The two cases are Board of Election Commissioners v NAACP, 25-234; and Turtle Mountain Band v Howe, 25-253.
(ORDER LIST: 608 U.S.)
MONDAY, MAY 18, 2026
APPEAL — SUMMARY DISPOSITION
25-234 BD. OF ELECTION COMM’RS, ET AL. V. NAACP, ET AL.
The judgment is vacated, and the case is remanded to the
United States District Court for the Southern District of
Mississippi for further consideration in light of Louisiana v.
Callais, 608 U. S. ___ (2026). Justice Jackson, dissenting:
This case presents only the question of Section 2’s private
enforceability, which our decision in Louisiana v. Callais,
608 U. S. ___ (2026), did not address. Thus I see no basis for
vacating the lower court’s judgment. Instead, in light of Morse
v. Republican Party of Va., 517 U. S. 186 (1996), I would
summarily affirm.
CERTIORARI — SUMMARY DISPOSITION
25-253 TURTLE MOUNTAIN BAND, ET AL. V. HOWE, SEC. OF STATE OF ND
The petition for a writ of certiorari is granted. The
judgment is vacated, and the case is remanded to the United
States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit for further
consideration in light of Louisiana v. Callais, 608 U. S. ___
(2026). Justice Jackson, dissenting: This case presents only
the question of Section 2’s private enforceability, which our
decision in Louisiana v. Callais, 608 U. S. ___ (2026), did not
address. Thus I see no basis for vacating the lower court’s
judgment. Instead, in light of Morse v. Republican Party of
Va., 517 U. S. 186 (1996), I would summarily reverse.
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scotus g rot getting shorter/shorter
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/supreme-court-sends-closely-watched-140140826.html
AP — Turtle case
https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/quantum-computing-threatens-internet-security-q-day-1797247
‘Q-Day’: The Internet’s Worst Nightmare Is Coming as Quantum Computers Threaten to Break All Encryption
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how much BAN encryption ???
baaack to olde physical keys — with a zillion notches — esp for military stuff ???
The SCOTUS avoided the issue of standing. Instead the lower courts will review whether they had ordered race-based districts for the North Dakota and Mississippi legislatures.