“Going rogue; America’s Supreme Court considers the rights of ‘faithless’ presidential electors”
Steve Mazie for The Economist.
Category Archives: Supreme Court
“Supreme Court Unanimously Overturns ‘Bridgegate’ Convictions”
NYT:
The Supreme Court on Thursday unanimously overturned the convictions of two defendants in the “Bridgegate” scandal.The case resulted from a decision in 2013 by associates of Chris Christie, then the governor of New Jersey, to close… Continue reading
Revised Version of My Forthcoming Georgetown L.J. Online Paper, The Supreme Court’s Pro-Partisanship Turn, Now Available
Here at SSRN.
“The Real Vote Suppression Threat; The Supreme Court weighs whether Electoral College electors can vote their preference for president rather than the choice of their state.”
Linda Greenhouse NYT column.
“James Madison, Citizens United, and the Constitutional Problem of Corruption”
Tony Gaughan has posted this draft on SSRN (American U. L. Rev.). Here is the abstract:
One of the most controversial decisions in the modern history of the Supreme Court is Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission. In a 5-4… Continue reading
Lessig on the Faithless Electors Case: “What Rick Hasen is Missing”
Larry at Medium:
It is so rare to be able to write such a headline. But when it is true, given the rightful importance that the Dean of Election Law’s opinion has to so many, it is an important headline… Continue reading
“Arizona Asks U.S. Supreme Court To Uphold Ballot Harvesting Ban, Out of Precinct Policy (READ Petition)”
Over at AZ Law.
Without Noted Dissent, Supreme Court Denies Cert. in 5th Circuit One-Person, One Vote Case Involving Special Purpose Districts
Cert denied in LULAC v. Edwards Aquifer Authority. Here is my earlier coverage.
“Supreme Court Delivers a Blow to Secret Campaign Spending”
Ciara Torres-Spelliscy blogs.
“How Will Chief Justice And Supreme Court Conservative Majority Affect 2020 Election?”
Nina Totenberg for NPR’s Morning Edition:
So, it was no surprise when the conservative majority refused to make even a modest accommodation to the pandemic. What was surprising was the tone of the opinion. Critics of the opinion, including some… Continue reading
SCOTUSBlog Running Symposium on Faithless Electors Cases at Supreme Court
You can find it here (Derek Muller and David Post have first two entries.)
“Analysis: Supreme Court’s first opinion related to COVID-19 was anonymous. Here’s why that matters”
Marcia Coyle for PBS.
“What’s behind the fight over Wisconsin’s primary? The Supreme Court’s gerrymandering ruling.”
Guy Charles and Luis Fuentes-Rohwer in The Monkey Cage:
On April 7, thousands of Wisconsin citizens braved a global pandemic to show up at the polls to vote. Some commentators blamed Republicans in the legislature for forcing voters to choose… Continue reading