Some reading the tea leaves believe Chief Justice Roberts has the Court’s opinion in AFP v. Bonta, on donor disclosure. I’m interested in the case because the decision may affect the constitutionality of campaign finance disclosure laws, even though AFP… Continue reading
This analysis from Joan Biskupic on emerging Roberts-Kavananaugh-Barrett SCOTUS bloc seems right on.
Indeed, I’ve been telling reporters covering Brnovich (voting rights case) that we could see a similar dynamic much like the 2008 Crawford voter id decision. In… Continue reading
The Guardian reports:
The Senate minority leader, Mitch McConnell, said on Monday it was “highly unlikely” he would allow Joe Biden to fill a supreme court vacancy arising in 2024, the year of the next presidential election, if Republicans… Continue reading
I have written this piece for Slate. It begins:
The New York Times reported last month that Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer, age 82, has been resisting calls for his retirement from fellow progressives. The reason? Breyer apparently worries that… Continue reading
Travis Crum has posted this important draft on SSRN (forthcoming, Cornell Law Review), which synthesizes the great changes to redistricting doctrine over the last decade. Here is the abstract:
From the civil rights movement through the Obama administration, each successive… Continue reading
Bloomberg:
Republicans across the U.S. can thank the Supreme Court and Chief Justice John Roberts as they enact the country’s most significant voting restrictions in generations.The court’s watershed 2013 Shelby County ruling created a glide path for many of… Continue reading
Yesterday I wrote about how I understood the oral argument in AFP v. Bonta. Today I want to highlight some points raised by Justices Gorsuch, Kavanaugh, and Barrett about whether the First Amendment includes a right to anonymously associate. You… Continue reading
Adam Liptak for the NYT:
The Supreme Court on Monday seemed skeptical of California’s demand that charities soliciting contributions in the state report the identities of their major donors.A majority of the justices appeared to agree that at least the… Continue reading
I just listened to the oral argument in this case (listen here). You can read my tweet thread. Here is my general takeway:
California is likely to lose. It collected donor information for law enforcement purposes but allowed… Continue reading