New Review of My Book, Plutocrats United, in the Law and Politics Book Review
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Category Archives: Supreme Court
Breaking: NC General Assembly Will Object to Dismissing #SCOTUS Suit over Strict NC Voting Law, Moves to Add as Petitioner
Well, we’ve been expecting this. Here’s a motion to be filed at the Supreme Court objecting to NC AG’s motion to dismiss the cert. petition in the controversial NC voting case. And here’s a motion to add the Legislature and… Continue reading
CCP Statement on Loss of Independence Institute Case
Release:
The Supreme Court today affirmed without comment a ruling in the case Independence Institute v. Federal Election Commission, upholding the constitutionality of a campaign finance disclosure law. The Court’s order reflects agreement with the lower court’s result, but not… Continue reading
Breaking: Without Noted Dissent, Supreme Court Affirms Lower Court Allowing Disclosure in Major Campaign Disclosure Case
Today the Supreme Court affirmed (that is, agreed the lower court was correct, although not necessarily on the reasoning) in Independence Institute v. FEC, a major case which could have called into question the effectiveness of federal and… Continue reading
Wisconsin Files #SCOTUS Notice of Appeal in Partisan Gerrymandering Case, Triggering Likely High Court Review Next Term
This is a big deal. (Background on why the Court will likely hear the case on the merits.)
Will Justice Kennedy agree to police partisan gerrymandering as his parting gift from SCOTUS?
NC Voting Case Not Over (Yet) at #SCOTUS? [Corrected post]
Note: An earlier version of this post said that there was a party line vote at the North Carolina Board of Elections not to withdraw from the case. That’s correct, but it was not the end of the story. I… Continue reading
“From Educational Adequacy to Representational Adequacy: A New Template for Legal Attacks on Partisan Gerrymanders”
Chris Elmendorf has posted this draft on SSRN. Here is the abstract:
For decades, legal attacks on partisan gerrymanders have foundered on a manageability dilemma: doctrinal standards the Supreme Court has regarded as judicially discoverable have been rejected as unmanageable,… Continue reading
Supreme Court Refuses to Hear True the Vote Case Seeking to Sue Lois Lerner, Former IRS Official
AP:
The Supreme Court has rejected an appeal from a nonprofit group that wanted to sue individual IRS officials for targeting tea party groups that applied for tax-exempt status.
What Does Judge Gorsuch Think About Partisan Gerrymandering? A Tiny Tea Leaf
For more than the last decade, since the Supreme Court decided Vieth v. Jubelirer, plaintiffs have been angling to get another case raising the question before the Supreme Court. In Vieth, Justice Kennedy sided with the dissenters in holding… Continue reading
Judge Gorsuch: States Can Keep Ineligible Candidates Off the Election Ballot
I just came across an unpublished 2012 10th Circuit opinion from Judge Gorsuch in Hassan v. Colorado. Here is the full opinion, and I’ve bolded the most important last sentence:
NEIL M. GORSUCH, Circuit Judge.
Abdul Karim Hassan is… Continue reading
At William and Mary Redistricting in 2020 Symposium
The next few days should be great at this event.
I’ll be presenting Race or Party, Party as Race, or Party All the Time: Three Uneasy Approaches to Conjoined Polarization In Redistricting and Voting Cases.
What Does Judge Gorsuch Disagree with in His 2005 National Review Online Piece? Ask Him at Hearing
AP:
Durbin, D-Ill., also said Gorsuch indicated support for criminal justice reform — a Durbin priority — and disavowed a 2005 National Review article he’d written criticizing Democrats and liberals.
“He said it was probably one of the biggest mistakes… Continue reading
With Democratic Governor Silent, North Carolina Tees Up #SCOTUS Review of Its Strict Voting Law
North Carolina has filed its reply brief in the North Carolina voting case, and the Supreme Court is set to review it at its March 3 conference. (If the Court does grant review, it typically takes at least two conferences… Continue reading
“‘Soft Money’ Case a Test for Trump, Supreme Court”
Bloomberg BNA:
A filing due next month in a key Supreme Court case could provide the first indication of whether the Trump administration will seek to uphold or challenge longstanding campaign finance laws that restrict unlimited “soft money” contributions to… Continue reading