Category Archives: Supreme Court
“New Districts In 2018 Unlikely As SCOTUS Continues To Weigh Wisconsin Gerrymandering Lawsuit”
Two Events Today, One at Cardozo Law with Kate Shaw and One at Brennan Center with Joan Biskupic, on My New Scalia Book
The official release date of my book, The Justice of Contradictions: Antonin Scalia and the Politics of Disruption, is March 20, but Amazon is starting to ship books this week.
Here are two events I have today:
Mar. 5 … Continue reading
Big Week Ahead in Pennsylvania Congressional Redistricting Litigation
Today at 3, supporters of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court order curing the partisan gerrymander in the state’s congressional districts will file their opposition to the Pa. Republican legislators emergency motion with Justice Alito to stay the Pa court order. That… Continue reading
“A Voice in the Wilderness: John Paul Stevens, Election Law, and a Theory of Impartial Governance”
Cody Barnett and Josh Douglas have written this draft (forthcoming, William and Mary Law Review). Here is the abstract:
Justice John Paul Stevens turns 98 years old in April 2018. How should we remember his legacy on the Supreme Court?… Continue reading
Oral Argument Audio Now Available in SCOTUS Minnesota Political Apparel Case
“How the Minnesota SCOTUS case could affect what Californians wear to the polls”
I spoke with Larry Mantle of KPCC’s Airtalk. Listen.
Good Example for Minnesota Political Apparel Case at SCOTUS: 2008 Dispute over Whether Toilet “Plungers Represent Support for a Political Candidate”
One of the issues which came out at the oral argument in Minnesota Voters Alliance v,. Mansky is whether election officials can make a good faith effort to determine whether something is political and needs to be excluded from the… Continue reading
New Paper of Mine forthcoming in the Annual Review of Political Science: “Polarization and the Judiciary”
I have written this draft paper for the Annual Review of Political Science (forthcoming 2019). Here is the abstract:
The period of increased polarization in the United States among the political branches and citizenry affects the selection, work, perception, and… Continue reading
Roundup of Stories on Yesterday’s Oral Argument at SCOTUS in the Minnesota Political Apparel Case
Howard has it.
Earlier I posted my thoughts.
Supreme Court Justices Grapple with Difficult Issues at Oral Argument in Minnesota Voters Alliance v. Mansky, the Political Apparel Case
I have just had the chance to read the transcript in Minnesota Voters Alliance v. Mansky. As I indicated in my Slate piece yesterday, the case is a difficult one, not because polling places should be places for political expression… Continue reading
“Republican lawmakers return to court on Pennsylvania redistricting”
Amy Howe:
Less than three weeks ago, the Supreme Court declined to get involved in a partisan-gerrymandering challenge to Pennsylvania’s federal congressional maps. Today that state’s Republican lawmakers returned to the Supreme Court, asking the justices to block what… Continue reading
“Free Speech vs. Freedom From Intimidation The Supreme Court is set to reconsider campaigning at the ballot box; Justice Scalia got it right the first time.”
I have written this piece for Slate. It begins:
On Wednesday, the Supreme Court will hear arguments in Minnesota Voters Alliance v. Mansky, a case raising the question of whether Minnesota and other states can prevent people from wearing… Continue reading
On 4-3 Vote, Pennsylvania Supreme Court Denies Stay in Congressional Redistricting Case, Moving Question to U.S. Supreme Court’s Justice Alito
Here is the order of the PA Supreme Court.
There had been a delay in Justice Alito getting the petition, and apparently it was the wait for this formality to occur. (The PA legislative leaders issued incorrect information that the… Continue reading