Category Archives: Supreme Court

“The Power Canons”

April 15, 2016, 4:53 pmstatutory interpretation, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

Lisa Heinzerling has posted this draft on SSRN (forthcoming, William and Mary Law Review). Here is the abstract: With three recent decisions – UARG v. EPA, King v. Burwell, and Michigan v. EPA – the Supreme Court has embraced a… Continue reading

“McDonnell’s lawyers urge Supreme Court to reject ‘sweeping’ U.S. theory of corruption law”

April 15, 2016, 6:20 ambribery, chicanery, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

Richmond Times-Dispatch: The U.S. government’s view of federal corruption statues is “very wrong,” lawyers for former Gov. Bob McDonnell argue in a brief filed two weeks before the U.S. Supreme Court will hear his appeal. The lawyers for McDonnell,… Continue reading

“The Real Story Behind HBO’s ‘Confirmation’ From The NPR Reporter Who Broke The Story”

April 14, 2016, 7:34 amSupreme CourtRick Hasen

Must-listen NPR politics podcast with Nina Totenberg.

“After Scalia: The Future of United States Election Law”

April 13, 2016, 7:43 amcampaign finance, election administration, redistricting, Supreme Court, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

I have posted this draft in progress (forthcoming, in Japanese translation, in America-ho (Biannual journal of the Japanese American Society for Legal Studies) on SSRN. Here is the abstract: This Essay, based on a keynote address prepared for delivery at… Continue reading

“Texas defends its voter photo ID law”

April 11, 2016, 2:09 pmelection administration, Supreme Court, The Voting Wars, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

Lyle Denniston for SCOTUSBlog: Arguing that its five-year-old law requiring voters to have a photo ID before they may cast a ballot will not deny anyone in Texas the right to vote, state officials urged the Supreme Court on… Continue reading

Save the Date for 6th Annual @UCILaw #SCOTUS Term in Review Event

April 11, 2016, 10:03 amSupreme CourtRick Hasen

Announcement: SAVE THE DATE 6th Annual Supreme Court Term in Review Thursday, July 14, 2016 12:00–1:30 p.m. UCI Student Center, Pacific Ballroom (Directions) This exciting and entertaining program reviews the Supreme Court’s key cases decided in the… Continue reading

“Citizens United Court Case Was A Fight Against Censorship, Bossie Says”

April 11, 2016, 7:40 amcampaign finance, Plutocrats United, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

Steve Inskeep of NPR’s Morning Edition talks to David Bossie of Citizens United. I demand equal time!

“Lobbying and the Petition Clause”

April 11, 2016, 7:20 amlobbying, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

Maggie McKinley has posted this very interesting draft on SSRN (forthcoming, Stanford Law Review). Here is the abstract: Contrary to popular opinion, the Supreme Court has not yet resolved whether lobbying is constitutionally protected. Belying this fact, courts, Congress, and… Continue reading

“Evenwel v. Abbott: Every Person (and Every Win) Counts”

April 10, 2016, 10:41 amredistricting, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

Janai Nelson blogs at Hamilton and Griffin on Rights.

“Yes, ‘Citizens United’ gives Republicans an electoral edge. Here’s proof.”

April 8, 2016, 7:58 amcampaign finance, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

See this WaPo oped by Tilman Klumpp, Hugo M. Mialon and Michael A. William: Unlike the federal government, some states never restricted independent political expenditures and were, therefore, unaffected by the Citizens United decision. Other states had restricted such expenditures… Continue reading

Join Trevor Potter and Me May 5 in DC for #PlutocratsUnited Event

April 7, 2016, 10:17 amcampaign finance, Plutocrats United, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

We’ve rescheduled from our earlier event which was postponed due to the DC Blizzard: Campaign financing is one of today’s most divisive political issues. The Left asserts that the electoral process is rife with corruption. The Right protests that the… Continue reading

“RBG, Originalist”

April 7, 2016, 10:13 amSupreme CourtRick Hasen

David Gans: After Justice Antonin Scalia died, many speculated that originalism would die as well, without one of its most tireless adherents on the bench. Not if Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has anything to say about it. While Justice Ginsburg… Continue reading

One More Reform Group Amicus Brief Against Gov. McDonnell

April 7, 2016, 7:27 ambribery, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

CREW.

“Corporate political activity: Persuasion, coercion and that pesky First Amendment”

April 7, 2016, 7:25 amcampaign finance, campaigns, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

Brad Smith: Richard Hasen has a thoughtful op-ed up at Reuters, commenting on the apparent disconnect between liberals who appear to hate corporate participation in politics (Citizens United is terrible) and liberals who like corporate participation in politics (hey,… Continue reading