Nate Silver: “As much as it pleases me to see statistical data introduced in the Supreme Court, the act of citing statistical factoids is not the same thing as drawing sound inferences from them. If I were the lawyer… Continue reading

Her Opinionator column concludes: The Roberts court stands on the brink of making an error of historic proportions. A needless and reckless aggrandizement of power in one case to satisfy the current majority’s agenda will erode the court’s authority over… Continue reading

Ilya Shapiro weighs in on the Chief Justice’s remarks in the Shelby County case, concluding: “To be clear, I’m not suggesting that Massachusetts is a hotbed of racism and should be subject to Section 5.  Instead, I’m saying that Mississippi… Continue reading

HuffPo: “Whatever Scalia’s talents as a jurist, those skills do not include vote-counting in the United States Senate. The Huffington Post asked a sampling of Senate Republicans and found that, contrary to Scalia’s presumption, some of his legislative branch… Continue reading

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Read this.

[Bumping to top—now out from behind the paywall] The National Law Journal reports in an article (quoting Pildes, Persily, Fishkin, and me). Marcia Coyle of NLJ also has written An Embattled Voting Rights Act.

David Dante Troutt has written this Reuters oped.

Lyle Denniston on Justice Scalia.

From Meet the Press interview: Question: Do you believe that the Voting Rights Act is still needed? Boehner: “Oh, I think the Voting Rights Act is passed with large majorities in the House and Senate. I think it’s something… Continue reading

The following is a guest post from Chris Elmendorf and Doug Spencer: Are the Covered States “More Racist” than Other States?   Christopher S. Elmendorf Douglas M. Spencer  During oral argument last week in Shelby County v. Holder, the constitutional challenge… Continue reading