“Kavanaugh’s Campaign Finance Record Shows an Atrocious Disregard for Precedent”
Stephen Weissman for Slate.
Category Archives: Supreme Court
In 2003, Judge Kavanaugh Called Lower Court Decision in the McCain-Feingold Case to Uphold the Rules Limiting Corporate and Union Spending in Elections Strange and Dangerous
You can find the leaked document here (via the NYT). He also correctly predicted that the case would come down the votes of CJ Rehnquist and Justice O’Connor (both in the end switched sides from their earrlier positions… Continue reading
Judge Kavanaugh’s Sloppy Illogic in the Bluman Foreign Campaign Spending Case: A Question to Ask at the Hearings
In an earlier post, and in pieces in Politico and Slate, I explained how Judge Kavanaugh’s opinion for a three-judge court in Bluman v. FEC opens a huge gaping hole in campaign finance law allowing for foreign governments, entities,… Continue reading
Kavanaugh, Foreign Agents, and American Elections
Justin here, with my own take on Kavanaugh and the election process, also cross-posted over at the Take Care blog:
In the 2016 elections, we were hacked. I don’t mean the breach of the DNC systems, serious as… Continue reading
“Brett Kavanaugh May Soon Unshackle All Rich Political Donors”
I have written this piece for Slate. It begins:
By the time President Donald Trump runs for reelection in 2020, he might be able to accept unlimited campaign contributions to support his bid, thanks to his nomination of Judge Brett… Continue reading
“How Brett Kavanaugh Would Transform the Supreme Court”
“When It Comes to the Laws of Democracy, the Supreme Court’s Conservative Majority Often Abandons Its Own Core Principles. Will Brett Kavanaugh Do the Same?”
Breaking: Common Cause, League of Women Voters, and NC Democratic Party Oppose Redrawing North Carolina Congressional Districts for 2018, All But Assuring It Won’t Happen
Got to give a lot of credit to these groups for making this conclusion, given the national stakes of fixing the partisan gerrymander in North Carolina’s congressional districts:
The Court asked the parties to “file briefs addressing whether [it] should… Continue reading
“Warning of ‘unmitigated chaos,’ N.C. Republicans plan to take gerrymander ruling to Supreme Court”
WaPo:
North Carolina Republicans plan to ask the Supreme Court to “step in” and preserve the state’s congressional map ahead of November’s midterm election, after a lower court ruled that the current map was unconstitutional.
“What the court suggests is… Continue reading
“NC congressional districts need to be redrawn, maybe before November election, court rules”
The Charlotte Observer reports.
More from WaPo.
My earlier coverage, including what’s likely to happen at the Supreme Court, is here.
BREAKING: Divided Three Judge Court Holds North Carolina Congressional Redistricting an Unconstitutional Partisan Gerrymander, Considers New Districts for 2018 Elections
In a case with potentially national implications both short term and long, a three judge district court in North Carolina has held that the congressional redistricting plan—put in place after North Carolina’s districts last time were found to be a… Continue reading
Hey Chief Justice Roberts: Remember When You Said the Preclearance Provisions of the Voting Rights Act Were No Longer Needed in the South?
AP:
Civil rights advocates are objecting to a proposal to close about 75 percent of polling locations in a predominantly black south Georgia county.
The Randolph County elections board is scheduled to meet Thursday to discuss a proposal that would… Continue reading
Supreme Court Requests Response in Austin Campaign Finance Limits Case
From an emailed press release:
This week, the Supreme Court of the United States issued an order requiring the City of Austin to respond to the request filed in July by Don Zimmerman, former District 6 Councilmember, seeking High Court… Continue reading