Welcome to another weekend edition of Amicus: A Law Review with Jim Santelle. What is happening in Texas? Jim dives into the incident surrounding redistricting and gerrymandering, with the southern state at the forefront of a rare, controversial mid-decade map redraw that could potentially shift political balances nationally. Plus, the Supreme Court's involvement in a Louisiana redistricting case might reshape the Voting Rights Act entirely.

Meanwhile, President Trump's sweeping tariff initiatives face skepticism from a Federal Circuit Court, questioning his constitutional authority under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act. And on the citizenship front, the First and Ninth Circuits challenge Trump's executive order ending birthright citizenship, reaffirming the century-old precedent. It's a constantly shift legal field right now, with stretching of presidential powers and challenges to procedural norms.

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