“The Supreme Court punted on gerrymandering. But America’s redistricting problem can’t be fixed by judges.”
Eric Segall for NBC Think.
Category Archives: Supreme Court
“Dodge, Duck, Dip, Dive, and Dodge: The 5 D’s of the Gill v. Whitford Decision”
“14 Years Later, Progress Is Elusive for Supreme Court on Partisan Redistricting”
Marcia Coyle:
Stanford Law School’s Pamela Karlan, who filed an amicus brief on behalf of a group of law professors supporting the Wisconsin challengers, said the decision reflects “four justices who will never find this justiciable and four who will… Continue reading
“9-0 ruling masks deep division on gerrymandering at Supreme Court”
Joan Biskupic for CNN.
“Supreme Court Avoids an Answer on Partisan Gerrymandering”
Adam Liptak reports for the NYT:
But the decisions were a setback for critics of gerrymandering, who had hoped that the Supreme Court would transform American democracy by subjecting to close judicial scrutiny the way districts have been redrawn to… Continue reading
“Supreme Court Leaves ‘Wild West’ Of Partisan Gerrymandering In Place — For Now”
Nina Totenberg reports for NPR.
“US Supreme Court ‘Punts’ On Wisconsin Gerrymandering Case”
Wisconsin Public Radio reports.
Participating in ACS’s “The 2017-2018 Supreme Court Review” on June 28
“Three reasons to (cautiously) celebrate Supreme Court on gerrymandering”
Josh Douglas for CNN Opinion.
“Justice Kennedy Still Won’t Rule on Gerrymandering”
I have written this piece for Slate. It begins:
Justice Hamlet lives.
For years, those who’d like the Supreme Court to rein in partisan gerrymanders have been teeing up cases with various theories to try to get Justice Anthony Kennedy,… Continue reading
“The Supreme Court Made a Good Decision on Election Law; In praise of the ruling in Minnesota Voters Alliance v. Mansky.”
I have written this piece for Slate. It begins:
Not every Supreme Court decision about elections is a disaster, and the ruling in Minnesota Voters Alliance v. Mansky striking down Minnesota’s very broad ban on wearing political apparel in polling… Continue reading
“Divided over partisan election maps, Supreme Court could learn a lesson from divided college campus”
Richard Wolf for USA Today.
“No bright line ruling likely on SCOTUS gerrymandering cases”
Barry Burden and Rob Yablon for The Hill.
Breaking: Supreme Court on 7-2 Vote Holds Minnesota’s Ban on Political Apparel at the Polling Place Unconstitutionally Overbroad
You can read the majority opinion by Chief Justice Roberts (with a dissent from Sotomayor, joined by Breyer) at this link.
[My analysis to come.]