“The research that convinced SCOTUS to take the Wisconsin gerrymandering case, explained”
Nick Stephanopoulos for Vox.
Category Archives: Supreme Court
Watch Archived Video of the 7th Annual UCI Law Supreme Court Term in Review
If you missed it before, here it is.
Great program! Thanks to everyone who helped put it together, and to our panelists, Justice Kruger, Judge Kozinski, Leah Litman, Greg Stohr, and Erwin Chemerinsky.
Live Webcast at 1:30 PM Eastern Today: 7th Annual UCI Law Supreme Court Term in Review Event
7th Annual Supreme Court Term in Review
Monday, July 10, 2017, 10:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m. Pacific Time
Irvine Barclay Theatre (Map)
Livestream here >
This exciting and entertaining program reviews the Supreme Court’s key cases decided in the… Continue reading
“Confident and Assertive, Gorsuch Hurries to Make His Mark”
Adam Liptak NYT Sidebar:
Justice Robert H. Jackson rejected Chief Justice Charles Evans Hughes’s estimate of three years to “get acclimated,” saying it was “nearer to five.”
Judging by Justice Gorsuch’s early opinions, he is fully acclimated.
In June alone,… Continue reading
Justice Kennedy Tells October 2018 Clerkship Applicants He’s Considering Retirement, Right Before 2018 Midterms
Big news hiding in Nina Totenberg’s story on Justice Gorsuch voting 100% with Justice Thomas:
But it is unlikely that Kennedy will remain on the court for the full four years of the Trump presidency. While he long ago hired… Continue reading
Supreme Court of Texas, in Tea Party Group Case, Upholds Ban on Corporate Campaign Contributions, But Tees Up Issue for SCOTUS
The Supreme Court of Texas has issued this opinion in King Street Patriots v. Texas Democratic Party.
But a concurring opinion tees up the issue for U.S. Supreme Court review should it choose to review it:
In sum, I concur… Continue reading
Take Care Podcast on WI Partisan Gerrymandering Case Before #SCOTUS
“The Supreme Court is in no hurry to protect voters from gerrymandering”
I have written this piece for the Washington Post’s PostEverything. It begins:
When it comes to assuring fair elections, the Supreme Court has a new message: Voters can wait.
Its recently completed term featured two key redistricting votes in which… Continue reading
Judge (and Stanford Prof.) McConnell: Justice Gorsuch More Conservative Than Expected
This from Greg Stohr was very interesting:
Michael W. McConnell, a professor at Stanford Law School and former judge who sat on the Denver-based appeals court with Gorsuch, said it’s too early to draw firm conclusions. But so far, the… Continue reading
“Gorsuch is the new Scalia, just like Trump promised”
I have written this oped for the LA Times. It begins:
Whatever else comes of the Donald J. Trump presidency, already he has perfectly fulfilled one campaign pledge in a way that will affect the entire United States for a… Continue reading
“A Cautious Supreme Court Sets a Modern Record for Consensus”
Important Adam Liptak in the NYT:
The Supreme Court was shorthanded for most of the term that ended Monday, and it responded with caution, setting a modern record for consensus.
“Having eight was unusual and awkward,” Justice Samuel A. Alito… Continue reading
“A Tale of (at Least) Two Gerrymanders”
Goldfeder and Perez in NYLJ.
Understanding Today’s Travel Ban Partial Stay as Sound Politics
Today’s partial stay in the travel ban case is a bit puzzling as law but may make more sense as politics. Following up on my colleague Leah Litman’s excellent post suggesting Court may never reach the merits, here are some… Continue reading
Justice Gorsuch Already Showing Himself to Be Among Court’s Most Conservative Justices
There was a lot of dissembling when Justice Gorsuch was nominated to the Supreme Court, that he was some kind of blank slate, without preconceived ideas about how he would rule as a Supreme Court Justice. Of course, this was… Continue reading