Category Archives: Supreme Court
“How a Challenge to Legislative Redistricting Backfired”
Garrett Epps on Evenwel for The Atlantic.
Evenwel Roundups
“Republicans and Voter Suppression”
“Supreme Court Rejects Challenge on ‘One Person One Vote’”
Adam Liptak for the NYT:
The Supreme Court unanimously ruled on Monday that states may count all residents, whether or not they are eligible to vote, in drawing election districts. The decision was a major statement on the meaning of… Continue reading
“Supreme Court Upholds ‘One Person, One’ Vote Principle”
Nina Totenberg reports for NPR’s All Things Considered.
“Court upholds total population count in electoral districts”
Mark Sherman reports for AP.
Breaking/Analysis: Big Victory for Voting Rights as #SCOTUS Rejects Plaintiffs’ Claim in Evenwel One Person, One Vote Case
A unanimous Supreme Court in Evenwel v. Abbott (with two Justices (Thomas and Alito) concurring in the judgment) has rejected the argument that states must draw district lines so as to equalize the total number of voters (as opposed to… Continue reading
“McConnell: Likely No Vote for Democratic #SCOTUS Nominee Before 2020”
WaPo:
Facing the increasing prospect of a Hillary Clinton presidency, Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky) sought to lay the groundwork for denying Democrats a crucial fifth vote on the United States Supreme Court well past Inauguration Day in… Continue reading
“What if eight justices must decide election?”
Josh Douglas:
Nov. 9, the day after the election, and we do not yet know the winner of the presidential race. Worse still, the outcome will turn on a ballot-counting dispute in one state. A lawsuit is filed, and… Continue reading
“Taking on Citizens United”
FEC Commissioner Ellen Weintraub with an NYT oped:
Throughout Citizens United, the court described corporations as “associations of citizens”: “If the First Amendment has any force,” Justice Anthony M. Kennedy wrote, “it prohibits Congress from fining or jailing citizens,… Continue reading
Koch Bros. Involved of Funding Efforts Against Confirming Judge Garland?
Daily Beast:
From the beginning, Wellspring was set up as a dark-money conduit, effectively laundering billionaire donations so no one would have to be accountable for them. Wellspring donated $7.8 million in 2008, for example, in part to other… Continue reading
Video: “Symposium – Free Speech Under Fire: The Future of the First Amendment”
“Grassley: Democrats Could Force a Vote on Nominee”
Roll Call:
A top Republican senator said Monday he expects Democrats to force at least a procedural vote on President Barack Obama’s nominee to the Supreme Court, challenging the GOP’s insistence that the appointment be left for the next president.… Continue reading