On January 30, the state of Missouri filed a federal lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Commerce. The lawsuit seeks to obtain an order that when the number of U.S. House seats for each state is determined after the 2030 census, the population figures for each state should not count undocumented aliens. State of Missouri v U.S. Dept. of Commerce, e.d. Missouri, 4:26cv-131.

The case was initially assigned to U.S. District Court Judge Maria A. lanahan, a Trump appointee, but she recused herself, so now it is assigned to Judge John A. Ross, an Obama appointee. The case will probably become a 3-judge U.S. District Court case. It will be interesting to see if the Defendant defends current practices of the Census Bureau. The Bureau has traditionally resisted asking respondents if they are legally admitted, for fear that if the Census were to include such a question, it would be more difficult to persuade people to answer the Census questions.

On February 5, two Florida voters filed a lawsuit in the State Supreme Court asking the court to force Governor Ron DeSantis to explain by what authority he proclaimed that “2026 is a year in which the legislature will apportion the State”. The lawsuit acknowledges that the Governor has the right to call the legislature into special session, but that he overstpped his authority when he declared that redistricting will happen.

Also, the lawsuit challenges the decision by the Secretary of State (who is appointed by the Governor) to have already issued a directive putting special ballot access rules into effect. These special ballot access rules apply to all years following a redistricting. They permit petitions in lieu of filing fee to be gathered anywhere in the state, and lower the number. The number for 2026 is only 2,564 signatures.
The case is Pines v DeSantis.

ABC News has this story about the possibility that California will have two Republicans on the November ballot, with no other candidates and no write-in space.