“‘Pivotal Moment’ for Democrats? Gerrymandering Heads to Supreme Court”
Michael Wines on the Wisconsin partisan gerrymandering case heading to SCOTUS.
Category Archives: Supreme Court
Supreme Court Takes No Action Today in North Carolina Voting Case
Today’s order list means the Court has not ruled on whether or not to dismiss the cert. petition in the big North Carolina voting case, as the Democratic governor and AG ask, on the Republican legislature’s attempt to intervene in… Continue reading
“The Supreme Court as “Electoral Prize””
In Surprise Move, Trump DOJ Defends McCain-Feingold’s Soft Money Limits at #SCOTUS
Via Bloomberg BNA, comes news of this motion to dismiss or affirm a challenge brought by the Republican Party of Louisiana to the soft money limits in the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002 (the McCain-Feingold law). The Court upheld… Continue reading
“Gorsuch Arrives At The Supreme Court At A Crucial Moment For Voting Rights”
TPM:
Less then a week into the job, Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch will have his first chance, behind closed doors at least, to weigh in on voting rights.
When the justices meet Friday for their private conference, the first… Continue reading
Chief Justice Roberts at Best Half Right About Partisanship on #SCOTUS
In remarks at a college yesterday, the Chief was right to say that the confirmation process is exceedingly partisan:
“It is a real danger that the partisan hostility that people see in the political branches will affect the nonpartisan activity… Continue reading
“Enter Justice Gorsuch. What now for campaign finance reform?”
After Being “Rescheduled” Twice, NC Voting Case Now Back on for April 13 SCOTUS Conference, w Justice Gorusch
Docket.
The first question is whether the state gets to withdraw the cert. petition, as the gov. and AG want and the Legislature does not.
“In the future, John Roberts could be the Supreme Court’s swing vote”
I have written this oped for the LA Times. It begins:
Even before the Senate confirmed Neil Gorsuch as a justice of the Supreme Court, and before it “nuked” the filibuster for nominees, the Trump administration and conservatives were already … Continue reading
“Neil Gorsuch’s confirmation shattered political conventions. Here is why.”
Important Rick Pildes at WaPo’s The Monkey Cage:
The Supreme Court confirmation wars will become less heated only if the stakes in individual appointments diminish. One way to bring that about would be a constitutional amendment limiting Supreme Court terms… Continue reading
“A Polarized Supreme Court, Growing More So”
Adam Liptak in the NYT:
In losing the 2016 presidential election, Democrats may have given up the chance to change the balance of power on the Supreme Court for a generation. Judge Gorsuch is 49. If he serves as long… Continue reading
The Republican Supreme Court
I’ve noted before that these days all the liberals on the Court have been appointed by Democratic presidents and all the conservatives on the Court by Republican presidents. This wasn’t true until Justice Stevens retired.
With today’s confirmation of Neil… Continue reading
“Senate Republicans Deploy ‘Nuclear Option’ to Clear Path for Gorsuch”
NYT:
Senate Republicans on Thursday engineered a dramatic change in how the chamber confirms Supreme Court nominations, bypassing a Democratic blockade of Judge Neil M. Gorsuch in a move that will most likely reshape both the Senate and the court.… Continue reading
E.J. Dionne Defends Gorsuch Filibuster Citing Bush v. Gore, Citizens United, and Shelby County
Regardless of your views, E.J.’s piece shows how these election law cases have really been seared into the consciousness of political aware folks.