WI Partisan Gerrymandering Plaintiffs File #SCOTUS Motion to Affirm
With Paul Smith (now of the Campaign Legal Center) as Counsel of Record.
Category Archives: Supreme Court
“Can math stop partisan gerrymandering?”
Sam Wang and Brian Remlinger LAT oped:
Setting aside the Monte Carlo analysis, the most straightforward way to determine if gerrymandering has gone too far is to ask whether one side’s wins were exceptionally lopsided compared with the other. In… Continue reading
Calvin TerBeek Flags Remarkable Justice Alito Speech, Some of Which Defends Citizens United
Calvin at the Faculty Lounge asks: Is Justice Alito a Crit (or Just a Movement Conservative)? on “a rather remarkable speech Justice Alito gave at the Claremont Institute in early February received relatively little media attention (Mark Joseph Stern excepted… Continue reading
What To Look for When the Supreme Court Decides the North Carolina Redistricting Case
The Court has already decided one major racial redistricting case this Term, Bethune-Hill, from Virginia. The other major racial redistricting case, Cooper v. Harris, from North Carolina, is now one of three cases outstanding the longest since argument. Cooper involves… Continue reading
“Supreme Court Protesters Plead Guilty To Misdemeanor Charges”
Zoe Tillman for BuzzFeed:
Five people who disrupted proceedings at the US Supreme Court to protest the Citizens United decision pleaded guilty on Thursday to two misdemeanor charges, one month after losing a constitutional challenge to part of the case.… Continue reading
“Supreme Court Urged to Take ‘Soft-Money’ Campaign Finance Case”
Bloomberg BNA:
Recent Supreme Court rulings have narrowed the legal definition of corruption and cleared the way to strike down federal restrictions on “soft-money” contributions to political parties, a new court filing said (Republican Party of Louisiana v. Federal … Continue reading
“Brennan Center Launches Online Database of Empirical Evidence on Money in Politics”
Post:
The confirmation of Neil M. Gorsuch to the U.S. Supreme Court challenges citizens, lawmakers, and others concerned about the influence of big money in politics to bolster their efforts. While super PACs, the growth of secret spending,… Continue reading
Expedited Texas Redistricting Trial on Remaining Voting Rights Claims July 10 Before Three Judge Court
This extremely long running case will be coming to a conclusion with a 5 day trial on July 10, followed by an inevitable appeal directly to the Supreme court.
Trump: Justice Gorsuch Getting to Decide “Hundreds” of 5-4 Cases “A Great Legacy”
Washington Times:
President Trump will stick with the same list of potential nominees for the next Supreme Court vacancy, he told The Washington Times in an exclusive interview in which he also waved aside the lack of a honeymoon from… Continue reading
Judicial Watch, Which Backs Maryland Partisan Gerrymandering Claim, Objects to “Efficiency Gap” in WI Redistricting Litigation
Paul Clement Brief on WI Redistricting Calls Court Policing of Gerrymandering “Dangerously Wrong”
AP:
Attorneys for the Republican-controlled Wisconsin Legislature asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday to uphold GOP-drawn legislative boundaries, saying a ruling that found them to be unconstitutional was “dangerously” wrong.
The filing comes in support of separate and similar… Continue reading
Save the Date of July 10 for 7th Annual UCI Law Supreme Court Term in Review
Should be a great one:
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)
This exciting and entertaining program reviews the Supreme Court’s key cases decided… Continue reading
Supreme Court Does Nothing Today in North Carolina Voting Case
No word on the cert petition, the motion to dismiss the cert petition by NC’s governor and AG, and the motion to intervene from the NC legislature.
It will probably be relisted for a third time for the next conference,… Continue reading
Supreme Court Declines to Hear Alabama Campaign Finance Case
Today without noted dissent the Supreme Court denied cert. in Alabama Democratic Conference v. Marshall, a First Amendment campaign finance challenge to Alabama law brought by Democrats (unusual these days). The cert petition (signed by Bob Bauer, Rick Pildes,… Continue reading