Scary Norm Ornstein Piece: “What Happens If the 2020 Election Is a Tie?”
Here at the Atlantic.
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“To unlock the youth vote in 2020, Democrats wage legal fights against GOP-backed voting restrictions”
WaPo:
The fight in New Hampshire is one of at least a dozen legal skirmishes being waged across the country, in the run-up to the 2020 election, that are financed by Democrats and liberal activists who hope to overturn… Continue reading
“Gibberish in Supreme Court opinions: Given that John Roberts is scarcely stupid, what explains the stupidity of part of his opinion in Rucho?”
Good question from Sandy Levinson. I’ve been pondering this question since I read Rucho (mostly on grounds that Roberts (deliberately?) misrepresented the plaintiffs’ symmetry arguments as those in favor of proportional representation).
“Justice Dept. Watchdog Is Preparing to Deliver Verdict on the Russia Investigation”
NYT:
But the investigation by Mr. Horowitz, who has maintained a reputation for being above the partisan fray, may have a better chance of being accepted across party lines as credible. Mr. Horowitz, who is expected to release a much-anticipated… Continue reading
Tweet of the Day
Matthew Collette:
They need to block people from Twitter so they can enforce the Voting Rights Act.— Matt Collette [email protected] (@MattCollette14) July 9, 2019
Watch the Archived Video: UCI Law 9th Annual SCOTUS Review, with Adler, Chemerinsky, Geidner, Goodwin, and Harrington
You can watch here. It was a dynamite discussion.
“California May Mandate Tax Returns for Presidential Candidates”
League of Women Voters Renews Challenge to Florida Secretary of State Guidance Discouraging Use of College Campuses for Early Voting
You can find the supplemental complaint here.
Look for the New Census Pretext to Be About Immigration Enforcement
Sarah Harrington:
https://twitter.com/SEHarringtonDC/status/1148360750672433153
Sasha Samberg-Champion:
https://twitter.com/ssamcham/status/1148372984391962625
Today’s Must Read: Dahlia Lithwick on John Roberts’ Big Test in the Census Case
Dahlia at Slate:
That Trump is now reportedly considering putting the citizenship question back onto the census by way of an executive order is a natural reaction to Roberts’ compromise resolution. It’s a shockingly aggressive move that seems doomed to… Continue reading
“Former DOJ Lawyer Says Census Drama Put Attorneys in ‘Completely Untenable’ Position”
Jeremy Stahl for Slate:
“It’s an extremely unusual thing for an entire office to take itself off of a case in the middle of a case,” one former DOJ attorney, who worked under this administration, told Slate. “[These are] attorneys… Continue reading
“Editorial: Court should open GOP gerrymander files to reveal depth of unfairness”
WRAL editorial:A three-judge panel should rule that long-hidden details of how politicians manipulated to pick the voters who elect them are admissible as evidence and are open for the public to view.
Watch Live at 10:30 AM PDT the 9th Annual UCI Law Supreme Court Term in Review
Here is a link for the livestream, which will also work after the event. The speakers are Jonathan Adler, Erwin Chemerinsky, Chris Geidner, Michele Goodwin, and Sarah Harrington. I’ll be moderating.
“Justice Department changing lawyers on census case”
WaPo:
he Justice Department is swapping out the lawyers who had been representing the administration in its legal battle to put a question about citizenship on the 2020 Census, possibly signaling career attorneys’ legal or ethical concerns over the maneuvering… Continue reading