Because of the ruling, new maps are likely in Alabama and Louisiana that could allow Democratic-leaning Black voters to elect their preferred candidates in 2 more congressional districts.

The details of gifts given to the newest Supreme Court justice were among the reports provided by most members of the court in their annual filings, which give a partial window onto their finances.

The chief justice’s remarks follow a series of stories that have detailed lavish trips and other gifts provided to Justice Clarence Thomas by Republican megadonor Harlan Crow.

Leonard Leo told Republican pollster Kellyanne Conway to give the spouse of the Supreme Court justice ‘another $25,000’ and to bill a nonprofit organization called the Judicial Education Project.