Leonard Leo’s Influence over the Federal Judiciary Makes His Pushing the Voter Fraud Myth Exceptionally Dangerous
Thread starts here and includes new reporting on Leo’s financial activities via CREW.
Category Archives: Supreme Court
“N. Carolina GOP asks Supreme Court to roll back extra time for accepting mail-in ballots”
Pete Williams for NBC News:
Republicans in the presidential battleground state of North Carolina asked the Supreme Court on Thursday to block lower court rulings that allowed six extra days to accept ballots sent by mail.The Trump campaign, the state… Continue reading
“Trump campaign, North Carolina Republicans ask justices to stop extension of absentee-ballot deadline”
Amy Howe for SCOTUSBlog:
Two days after three judges on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit urged them to “take this case up to the Supreme Court immediately,” the Trump campaign and North Carolina Republicans did exactly… Continue reading
“How Amy Coney Barrett could be key to new lawsuit to block Pa.’s mail-in ballot extension” (and reasons for my skepticism in this particular case)
VoteBeat:
A new federal lawsuit seeks to block Pennsylvania officials from counting mail-in and absentee ballots received within three days after Election Day, an extension approved by the state’s highest court and recently allowed to stand by the U.S. Supreme… Continue reading
Jack Rakove: Justice Ginsburg Got It Right (on the Meaning of “Legislature”)
The following is a guest post from historian Jack Rakove of Stanford:
As Rick Pildes (my fellow Cubs fan and Evanston IL high school grad) noted the other day, the Supreme Court’s recent ruling in the Pennsylvania voting case leaves… Continue reading
Today’s Must Read: Adam Serwer: “Pack the Court, Save the Vote; The Supreme Court’s conservative majority appears poised to entrench minoritarian rule without the consent of the electorate.”
This is the best article with deep historical context connecting the debate over the size of the Supreme Court with the Supreme Court’s increasing tolerance for measures making it harder for people to register and vote.
Read it.
Breaking: Supreme Court in Unsigned Order on 5-3 Vote Reinstates Alabama Ban on Curbside Voting; Justice Sotomayor Writes Dissent for Three Liberal Justices; What It Means
You can find the order and dissent here.
I am not at all surprised by this ruling, even though I agree 100% with Justice Sotomayor’s disssent. If you look at the two main statements of the Court in these… Continue reading
Ariane de Vogue for CNN on the Purcell Principle: “The legal doctrine that could sway the election”
Ariane de Vogue for CNN:
As emergency petitions concerning voting rights challenges have raced through the courts in the final weeks of the election, judges and justices have found themselves trying to explain a legal doctrine that was designed to… Continue reading
“John Roberts sides with the liberals on mail-in voting but things may change once Barrett arrives”
Joan Biskupic for CNN.
Watch Video of My Appearing on CNN’s John King Talking About the Supreme Court Ruling in the Pennsylvania Voting Case
“The scary part of the Supreme Court ruling on Pennsylvania’s mail-in ballots”
New Josh Douglas at CNN.
Video of My Appearance Yesterday on AC360/CNN Talking About Supreme Court’s Pennsylvania Voting Ruling
You can watch here:
“In a 4-4 Split, the Supreme Court Lets Pennsylvania Make Voting Easier—For Now; The decision signals that Amy Coney Barrett will cast the deciding vote in any upcoming election disputes.”
I have written this piece for Slate. It begins:
After a very long delay in an emergency election case, the shorthanded United States Supreme Court came to a 4-4 tie in an election law case out of Pennsylvania on Monday… Continue reading
“Justice Kavanaugh Unlocked Ways to Fight Foreign Interference”
Ellen Weintraub NYT oped:
Among many other recent developments not likely on anyone’s 2020 bingo card, a Supreme Court decision about foreign aid and legalized prostitution has shattered perceived constraints on the authority of the United States to robustly… Continue reading