Category Archives: Supreme Court

“Scalia’s Goal Of Unwinding Voter Protections Is Becoming A Reality”

April 22, 2018, 9:01 pmScalia, Supreme Court, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

[bumping to the top given the upcoming Tuesday argument in the Texas redistricting cases] I have written this piece for TPM Cafe. It begins: In a Supreme Court term already bursting with election cases, from two partisan gerrymandering disputes to… Continue reading

“Argument preview: Texas redistricting battles return to the court”

April 21, 2018, 11:51 amSupreme Court, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

Amy Howe preview for SCOTUSBlog.

“U.S. Supreme Court wades into Texas political district fight”

April 21, 2018, 11:49 amSupreme Court, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

Chuck Lindell for the Austin-American Statesman.

I Talked on the Yale Press Podcast about My New Book on Justice Scalia’s Legacy

April 19, 2018, 10:53 amScalia, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

You can listen here.

Ken Jost Interviews Me About My New Book on Justice Scalia’s Legacy at the Washington Independent Review of Books

April 18, 2018, 7:12 amScalia, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

I appreciated the opportunity to do this Q & A with Ken at the Washington Independent Review of Books about my new book, The Justice of Contradictions: Antonin Scalia and the Politics of Disruption. I linked earlier to his review… Continue reading

Watch My Chicago-Kent Keynote About Justice Scalia and His Election Cases

April 12, 2018, 7:21 pmScalia, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

Alternative link. I have posted this draft on SSRN (forthcoming: Chicago-Kent Law Review) based on this talk. Here is the abstract: This Address builds upon ideas first presented in Richard L. Hasen, After Scalia: The Future of United States Election… Continue reading

Videos of Me Discussing My Book on Justice Scalia’s Legacy with Joan Biskupic, Adam Liptak & Sue Bloch, Adam Winkler, Erwin Chemerinsky, and Henry Weinstein (and National Constitution Center event)

April 12, 2018, 12:23 pmScalia, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

In connection with the release of my new book, The Justice of Contradictions: Antonin Scalia and the Politics of Disruption, I’ve given a number of talks. Some of these are now available on video: Mar. 5 (Video)… Continue reading

“High profile cases may pull Neil Gorsuch in different directions”

April 11, 2018, 9:06 amSupreme CourtRick Hasen

Steve Mazie for The Economist.

The “Whelan Way:” Ed Whelan’s Bad Faith and Nasty Attack on My Book on Justice Scalia’s Legacy

April 8, 2018, 6:31 pmScalia, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

I believe that the author of a book ordinarily should allow it to speak for itself, and let readers read the book and critiques before making their own determination about the relative merits of the book’s arguments. But Ed Whelan,… Continue reading

“An Antidote for Gobbledygook: Organizing the Judge’s Partisan Gerrymandering Toolkit into a Two-Part Test”

April 7, 2018, 8:55 amredistricting, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

Sam Wang and Brian Remlinger have posted this timely draft on SSRN. Here is the abstract: The Supreme Court appears ready to limit extreme partisan gerrymanders. However, defining “extreme” is a challenging proposition, since individual states differ in their political… Continue reading

“When You’re Getting Reamed For Saying It’s OK To Compare Gay People To Murderers, Doubling Down On Calling Justice Sotomayor ‘Thuggish’ Ought To Fix Things”

April 6, 2018, 1:32 pmScalia, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

Joe Patrice for Above the Law.

Monday at Noon Pacific: Henry Weinstein Interviews Me About My New Scalia Book

April 6, 2018, 8:31 amScalia, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

On Monday at noon pacific, my UCI Law colleague and former LA Times legal reporter Henry Weinstein will interview me about my new book on Justice Scalia’s complex legacy. Watch the livestream.

Save the Date: 8th Annual Supreme Court Term in Review at UCI Law, July 9

April 5, 2018, 7:20 amSupreme CourtRick Hasen

What a lineup! 8th Annual Supreme Court Term in Review Monday, July 9, 2018, 10:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m. Pacific Time Irvine Barclay Theatre (Map) Registration and lobby doors open at 9:30 a.m. Seating begins at 10:00 a.m. Registration… Continue reading

“Keynote Address: Judging the Political and Political Judging: Justice Scalia as Case Study”

April 4, 2018, 9:29 amScalia, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

I have posted this draft on SSRN (forthcoming: Chicago-Kent Law Review). Here is the abstract: This Address builds upon ideas first presented in Richard L. Hasen, After Scalia: The Future of United States Election Law, 17 AMERIKA HŌ 1 (Koji… Continue reading