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• 州の Governor と Attorney General は、Supreme Court が Voting Rights Act を骨抜きにする判決を下したわずか1日後、midterm 2026 primaries を延期する方向に動いている • Supreme Court の判決を受けて各州が districts の再画定を急ぐ中、Louisiana は primaries を延期 • Louisiana の Attorney General Liz Murrill と共和党の Governor Jeff Landry による声明の内容は以下の通り：

Mojtaba Khamenei は Tehran が「敵による水路の乱用」を排除し、自国の nuclear および missile programmes を守ると述べている US politics live – latest updates Iran の supreme leader は、Strait of Hormuz における船舶輸送に対する Iran の支配を称賛し、国の nuclear および missile programmes を守ることを誓う挑戦的な声明を発表し、最近の沈黙を破った。「今日、世界のいじめっ子たちによる地域への最大規模の軍事展開と侵略、そして United States の計画における不名誉な敗北から2ヶ月が経過し、Persian Gulf と Strait of Hormuz に新たな章が展開されている」と、国営テレビのアンカーによって読み上げられた声明の中で Mojtaba Khamenei は述べた。 Continue reading...

• 2026年4月29日、米Supreme Courtに数百人が集まり、HaitiansおよびSyriansに対するTemporary Protected Status (TPS)を巡る口頭弁論が行われた。判事らは、同プログラムを終了させるPresident Trumpの権限を精査した。 • 審理の報告によると、裁判官団は強制送還の猶予措置を撤回する広範な行政権限に対し、懐疑的な姿勢を見せた模様である。 • 判決は、強制送還の危機にある数千人に影響を及ぼし、中間選挙を前に移民関連の行政措置の限界を試すものとなる可能性がある。

判決により、投票における人種差別を防止するための規定が骨抜きにされた。さらに、原油価格は1バレル126ドルを突破し、2022年以来の最高値を記録。Good morning. US supreme court は Louisiana の連邦下院選挙区割りに関する画期的な判決を通じて Voting Rights Act の主要セクションを骨抜きにした。これは米国の公民権法における大きな激変であり、マイノリティの投票力を弱める恐れがある。 議員たちの反応は？ Alabama の黒人主体の選挙区で議席を失うリスクに直面している Terri Sewell と Shomari Figures は、この判決を国家を「後退」させるものだと非難した。 この判決はどのようにして下されたのか？ これは John Roberts 判事と Samuel Alito 判事が共同で進めてきた、公民権関連法を後退させるキャンペーンの集大成である。 redistricting によって中間選挙の地図はどう変わる可能性があるのか？ US supreme court の判決により、中間選挙を前に地図を書き直す時間はほとんど残されていないが、両党が現在の redistricting に関する野心をすべて達成した場合の中間選挙の地図の予測がこちらだ。 続きを読む...

• Supreme Court は2026年4月29日、Louisiana の新しい Congressional Map が違憲な人種的 Gerrymander を構成するかどうかについて判断を下し、投票権と選挙区境界に関する重要な判決となった。 • Louisiana v. Callais 訴訟は、以前 Voting Rights Act の Section 2 に基づき連邦裁判所で異議が申し立てられていた、2022年に再画定された Louisiana の Congressional Districts を検討した。 • この決定は、各州が2026年の midterm elections に向けて準備を進める中、全米で展開されている redistricting 争いに影響を与え、Democratic および Republican 両党の議席数に影響を及ぼす。

この判決は、共和党が支配する州の区割り担当者に、選挙区を細分化し、投票を跡形もなく希薄化させる権限を与えるものである。 投票権法（Voting Rights Act）は、John Lewisの血によって記された政治的な平和協定であった。 投票権法（Voting Rights Act）第2条の多くを事実上退けた米最高裁のCallais v Landry判決は、政治的平等を求めてランチカウンターやバス停、裁判所で人種隔離主義の白人至上主義者と戦った何千人ものアメリカ人たちの血とともに、その歴史を塗りつぶした。 続きを読む...

判決を受け、Terri SewellとShomari FiguresはAlabamaのBlack congressional districtsにおいて議席を失うリスクに瀕しています。supreme courtが事実上Voting Rights Actを形骸化させたことで、現在、議席を失う危機にさらされているAlabamaの2つのBlack congressional districtsを代表する議員たちは、この判決がUSを「後退」させるものだと述べました。水曜日のLouisiana v Callaisにおける6-3の判決は、Voting Rights Actの主要な規定を弱体化させ、南部全域で共和党がmajority-minority congressional districtsを排除する道を開くものであり、Terri SewellとShomari Figuresがその標的となっています。Continue reading...

• 判事らは全員一致の決定で、州内の反中絶派「危機妊娠センター（crisis pregnancy centers）」が提起した連邦訴訟を再開させた • 最新の米国ニュースをメールで受け取るには、Breaking News USにご登録ください • 米最高裁は水曜日、ニュージャージー州にあるキリスト教信仰に基づく反中絶施設「危機妊娠センター」の運営者の側に立った。この運営者は、施設が欺瞞的な行為を行っているかどうかに関する州の調査を阻止しようとしている

この訴訟の核心は、議員が選挙区を再画定する際に人種をどの程度考慮することが許されるのかという点にありました。Breaking News USのメール配信に登録して、ニュースレターのアラートを受信してください。米最高裁は、投票権に関する画期的な訴訟において、ルイジアナ州が連邦下院の選挙区図を再画定しなければならないとの判決を下しました。「Louisiana v Callais」訴訟の核心は、黒人有権者が適切に代表されるよう選挙区を再画定する際、議員が人種をどの程度考慮することが許されるのかという困難な問題でした。最高裁は当初、昨年3月に口頭弁論を行いましたが、昨年秋に弁護士に再弁論を求めるという異例の措置をとりました。再弁論の設定に際し、判事たちは Voting Rights Act 第2条が合憲であるかどうかに焦点を当てるよう求め、訴訟の重要性を高めました。続きを読む...

• 本件では、トランプ政権に数十万人もの移民からTPS（一時的保護資格）を剥奪する権限があるかどうかが争点となる。 • 最高裁判所は水曜日、自国の安全上の懸念から国外追放を免れてきた数十万人のシリア人とハイチ人に対し、トランプ政権がTPSを取り消すことができるかについて口頭弁論を行う。 • TPS保持者は、政府が戦争、政治的不安定、または自然災害により自国が危険であると判断したため、米国での居住および就労許可を与えられている。

Lawyer for DoJ argued actions taken in public while in possession of a smartphone afforded no expectation of privacyThe US supreme court is considering whether sprawling warrants for smartphone location data infringe on Americans’ privacy rights and violate the constitution.Justices heard opening arguments in Chatrie v United States on Monday that concerned law enforcement’s reliance on so-called “geofence warrants” in difficult cases. The case was originally brought by Okello Chatrie, whose phone location data helped police in Richmond, Virginia, track him down after he robbed a bank at gunpoint and escaped with $195,000 in 2019. Chatrie pleaded guilty to armed robbery and was sentenced to 12 years in prison, but his lawyers argue none of the evidence against him should have been admissible in court. Continue reading...

Redrawn map could flip up to five seats to Republicans as Trump’s party seeks to keep control of CongressThe US supreme court formally reinstated on Monday a redrawn Texas electoral map that was designed to add more Republicans to the US House of Representatives, as Donald Trump’s party seeks to keep control of Congress in the November congressional elections.The move by the court, which has a 6-3 conservative majority, formalizes an interim decision it made in December to revive the map of US House districts in Texas. Continue reading...

Case centers on glyphosate, pesticide used in Roundup and other products that has been linked to cancer in some studiesThe US supreme court will hear arguments in a key pesticide regulation case on Monday, setting the stage for a ruling that could weaken the ability of consumers to sue companies for failing to warn of product risks.The case centers on glyphosate – a weed-killing chemical used in the popular Roundup brand and numerous other herbicide products. The chemical has been scientifically linked to cancer in multiple studies, and was classified a probable human carcinogen by an arm of the World Health Organization in 2015. Continue reading...

Sabrina Crawford among those refused because of rule change, which now also affects children of immigrants born in ItalyIn 2025, after a long and arduous journey in her attempts to gain Italian citizenship, including a pivotal genealogical research trip to a village in Calabria, US-born Sabrina Crawford was hoping to fulfil her lifelong dream of building a life in Italy as she edged towards the final hurdle of the bureaucratic process.But her plans were scuppered when Giorgia Meloni’s far-right government enacted a law stopping access to Italian citizenship via distant ancestry. Since May last year, only those with a parent or grandparent who was an Italian citizen at birth, and who did not take on dual nationality, are eligible to apply. Continue reading...

The case is part of a messy legal dispute about a section of the Line 5 energy pipeline beneath a Great Lakes channelThe supreme court on Wednesday sided with Michigan in ruling that the state’s lawsuit seeking to shut down a section of an ageing pipeline beneath a Great Lakes channel will stay in state court.Justice Sonia Sotomayor wrote for a unanimous court that the Enbridge energy company waited too long to try to move the case to federal court. Continue reading...

Schools say Colorado violated their rights by excluding them from state-funded program over admission policiesSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxThe supreme court will hear from Catholic preschools that say Colorado violated their religious rights by excluding them from a state-funded program over their admission policies.The court agreed on Monday to take up the appeal from St Mary Catholic Parish, which is supported by the Republican Trump administration. Continue reading...

• The U.S. Supreme Court announced opinions on the way as of April 17, 2026, shifting focus from the controversial shadow docket to merits cases. • Justices Sonia Sotomayor and Ketanji Brown Jackson criticized conservative colleagues in viral comments related to emergency relief requests from the Trump administration. • The emergency docket remains a flashpoint, underscoring deep ideological divides within the federal judiciary.

8-0 ruling gives companies new day in federal court after firms including Chevron ordered to pay millions for cleanupThe supreme court handed a win Friday to oil and gas companies fighting lawsuits over coastal land loss and environmental degradation in Louisiana.The 8-0 procedural decision gives the companies a new day in federal court after a state jury ordered Chevron to pay upward of $740m to clean up damage to the state’s coastline, one of multiple similar lawsuits. Continue reading...

Risks from cancer and other diseases could be hidden with little accountability if justices favor big firms, critics warnThe US could face foreign attacks, food shortages and agricultural “devastation” if the supreme court rules against Monsanto in a closely watched case over pesticide regulation that is set for arguments later this month, according to a series of legal briefs supporting the company.In contrast, opposing legal briefs warn that if the court sides with Monsanto, consumers will be stripped of their rights to sue when they develop cancer or other serious diseases they attribute to exposure to dangerous chemicals. Companies will be able to hide product risks with little accountability, they warn. Continue reading...

In a spilling of the court’s divisions in public, Sotomayor had criticized Kavanaugh over a dissenting ruling on ICE raidsSonia Sotomayor, a US supreme court justice, issued an apology on Wednesday for her recent criticism of fellow justice Brett Kavanaugh, an unusual public mea culpa that underscores the continuing divisions within the nation’s top judicial body over its direction and actions in high-profile cases.Sotomayor had criticized Kavanaugh at an event in Kansas last week for an opinion he wrote in September concurring with the court’s decision backing roving immigration raids in California. Kavanaugh is one of the court’s six conservative justices, while Sotomayor is the senior member of the court’s three-justice liberal bloc. Continue reading...

Changes follow concern that original code created a legal minefield for organisations implementing itThe equalities watchdog has updated its guidance on how to implement the supreme court ruling on gender after the government requested changes to the original proposals submitted last year.In a statement, the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) said that after “feedback” from the government, as well as consultation responses and extra legal advice, it had made changes to what is officially known as the code of practice. Continue reading...

Democratic-backed candidate’s win to Wisconsin supreme court gives liberals 5-2 edge on courtHello and welcome to the US politics live blog.Democratic-backed candidate Chris Taylor won election to the Wisconsin supreme court on Tuesday, giving liberals a 5-2 edge on the court.Shortly before his 8pm ET deadline for Iran to reopen the strait of Hormuz, or face the death of its “whole civilization”, Donald Trump posted on social media that the US had reached a temporary ceasefire agreement with Iran. Details of the agreement are still forthcoming and bombing continues across the region.Iranian officials will meet with the United States for talks beginning Friday. Pakistan, which brokered the ceasefire agreement, will host the negotiations in Islamabad.The Pentagon will hold a press briefing at 8am ET today. Defense secretary Pete Hegseth and Gen. Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, are expected to attend.Some Democrats criticized the ceasefire deal, saying its terms, if true, would cede major concessions to Iran, including control over the strait of Hormuz. Others, including New York congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, called for Congress to invoke the 25th amendment to remove Trump from office after he “threatened a genocide against the Iranian people”.Several Republicans cheered the president’s decision, casting it as shrewd and tactical. “This is a strong first step toward holding Iran accountable,” said senator Rick Scott of Florida.Shelly Kittleson, the US journalist who was kidnapped in Baghdad by the Iran-backed Iraqi militia Kataib Hezbollah last week, has been released, said secretary of state Marco Rubio.Repulican Clay Fuller won Georgia’s special election to replace Marjorie Taylor Greene in the House of Representatives. In line with special elections for Congress since the start of Trump’s term, his Democratic rival, Shawn Harris, overperformed. Continue reading...

• The Supreme Court issued a ruling clearing the way for the Department of Justice to erase Steve Bannon's January 6 conviction, reversing lower court obstacles to the administration's efforts. • The decision represents a significant legal victory for the Trump administration in its effort to address convictions related to the Capitol riot. • The ruling overturned a district judge's previous injunction that had blocked the administration's actions on the matter.

Liberals see chance to strengthen majority in state where Trump and allies could try to overturn election resultsWisconsin voters on Tuesday will select a state supreme court judge to replace an outgoing conservative in a race that could further solidify the liberal majority on the bench ahead of the midterms, when Trump and his allies could try to overturn election results again.Justice Rebecca Bradley, a conservative, is retiring, giving liberals a chance to further consolidate their hold on the high court ahead of the next presidential election, when the swing state is sure to see challenges to election results. Continue reading...

Veteran justice, 76, was treated for dehydration in March; a retirement would give Trump new chance to shape courtUS supreme court justice Samuel Alito was reportedly taken to a hospital after becoming sick at a Federalist Society dinner in Philadelphia in March, further fueling speculation that Donald Trump could have more chances to shape the land’s highest court through new appointments.A CNN report said Alito was checked by medical staff and given fluids due to dehydration. He later returned to his home in Virginia that same night with his security detail. In the weeks since, Alito has resumed his duties, including participating in oral arguments. Continue reading...

Most justices seemed skeptical of the administration’s argument, despite Trump’s unprecedented appearanceIt was a surreal morning at the US supreme court.For more than two hours, the nation’s highest court considered arguments over whether Donald Trump – via an executive order – could tear down an idea that has been fundamental to the story and trajectory of the United States: that almost anyone born on US soil is an US citizen. Continue reading...

• The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 6-3 on April 1, 2026, that state bans on conversion therapy for minors violate counselors' First Amendment rights. • The decision overturns California's pioneering 2012 law and similar measures in over 20 states prohibiting practices aimed at changing sexual orientation. • Chief Justice Roberts wrote the majority opinion, emphasizing licensed professionals' speech protections in private counseling.

Some underscore Trump’s unprecedented court appearance as protesters defend 14th amendment rightAround 250 demonstrators packed the steps of the supreme court on Wednesday, chanting in defense of birthright citizenship as Donald Trump himself watched from the public gallery in an unprecedented appearance.Beija McCarter, an eighth grade US history teacher, and Noah Goldstein, a New Yorker who was also at last month’s trans rights rally, both arrived at the demonstration with little optimism about what the justices inside might decide. Continue reading...