2026-05-12: Supreme Court allows Alabama to use congressional map previously blocked for racial discrimination

Show Notes - 2026-05-12 Stories Covered: - Today: - Texas Sues Netflix Over Alleged Unauthorized Data Collection (https://therecord.media/texas-sues-netflix-over-data-practices-surveillance) - Supreme Court Vacates Racial Discrimination Block on Alabama Congressional Map (https://www.scotusblog.com/2026/05/court-clears-way-for-alabama-to-use-congressional-map-blocked-by-lower-court-as-racially-discrim/) - Justice Department Appeals ACIP Reconstitution Ruling (https://www.techdirt.com/2026/05/11/trump-admin-appeals-acip-court-ruling-so-rfk-jr-can-continue-fucking-with-vaccines/) - Supreme Court Extends Mifepristone Mail Access Order (https://www.scotusblog.com/2026/05/court-extends-temporary-order-allowing-access-to-abortion-pill-by-mail/) - Virginia Democrats Request Supreme Court Review of Congressional Map Ruling (https://www.scotusblog.com/2026/05/virginia-asks-supreme-court-to-allow-it-to-reinstate-congressional-map-that-would-advantage-demo/) - EFF Urges Fourth Circuit to Require Warrants for Border Device Searches (https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/05/eff-fourth-circuit-electronic-device-searches-border-require-warrant) - Canada's Bill C-22 Advances Surveillance and Backdoor Authority (https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/05/canadas-bill-c-22-repackaged-version-last-years-surveillance-nightmare) - Colorado Kills Tech Industry Effort to Gut Right to Repair Law (https://www.techdirt.com/2026/05/11/tech-companies-fail-to-kill-colorados-right-to-repair-law/) - Libraries Offer Framework for AI Governance Amid Legislative Vacuum (https://www.techdirt.com/2026/05/11/in-the-vacuum-of-ai-legislation-libraries-have-the-playbook/) Full brief: https://carolinacleartech.com/brief/2026-05-12/