Category Archives: Supreme Court

Watch Archived Video of My Keynote Address at the University of Oregon, “The Past, Present, and Future of the Voting Rights Act at the Supreme Court”

October 13, 2025, 7:27 amSupreme Court, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

I was pleased to be part of the O’Connell conference at the University of Oregon School of Law in September. Here is video of my keynote address:

How I Expect the Supreme Court to Kill Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act in Callais (If It Does So): Not By Direct Overruling but By Pretending They Are Simply Reinterpreting the Meaning of Section 2

October 12, 2025, 11:07 amchicanery, Supreme Court, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

I’ve written of good reason to believe the Supreme Court is going to sap Section 2 of its power in the Louisiana v. Callais case, being argued on Wednesday. I won’t rehash those arguments here. Instead I want to ask… Continue reading

An Adverse Ruling Against Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act in the Callais Case Could Also Doom State Voting Rights Acts

October 12, 2025, 10:43 amSupreme Court, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

I have written about the dangers of the Court killing off or significantly weakening Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, via the surprise reargument in the Louisiana v. Callais case. If the Court rules Section 2 unconstitutional because it… Continue reading

“Who Are the Louisiana Voters Behind a Major Supreme Court Challenge?”

October 12, 2025, 10:15 amSupreme Court, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

Abbie Van Sickle for the NYT: One woman made national news when she protested the Covid-19 vaccine at her local City Council. Another is a member of the Trumpettes, a group of women united in their ardent support for the… Continue reading

Maybe Justice Barrett Should Be Calling for Having Conversations with Those One Disagrees with through a Network in Addition to FOX News or Other Friendly Outlets and Journalists

October 12, 2025, 10:11 amSupreme CourtRick Hasen

From Politico’s roundup of this morning’s Sunday talk shows: Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett on having conversations amid a wave of political violence, on “Fox News Sunday”: “I feel like when I talk to people, people are not happy with… Continue reading

“Federal Judges, Warning of ‘Judicial Crisis,’ Fault Supreme Court’s Emergency Orders”

October 11, 2025, 9:00 amSupreme CourtRick Hasen

NYT: More than three dozen federal judges have told The New York Times that the Supreme Court’s flurry of brief, opaque emergency orders in cases related to the Trump administration have left them confused about how to proceed in those… Continue reading

“Justices Appear Open to Challenge of Mail-In Ballot Rules by Illinois Politician”

October 9, 2025, 7:15 amcampaigns, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

NYT: A majority of the Supreme Court appeared sympathetic on Wednesday to arguments by an Illinois congressman that political candidates should be able to challenge their states’ election laws. During the approximately two-hour argument, the justices grappled with what… Continue reading

“‘The stakes are quite large’: US supreme court case could gut Voting Rights Act”

October 9, 2025, 7:03 amSupreme Court, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

Sam Levine with a deep dive on Callais for The Guardian.

Dan Weiner on the Brennan Center’s Interesting Amicus Brief in the NRSC Case

October 9, 2025, 7:00 amcampaign finance, political parties, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

I asked Dan Weiner of the Brennan Center to write a bit about the interesting position they’ve taken in the NRSC campaign finance case. Here is his guest post: On Monday the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU Law filed… Continue reading

My New One at MSNBC Opinion on How the Supreme Court Seems Poised to Kill Off What Remains of the Voting Rights Act While Few Pay Attention–With Implications for 2026 Redistricting

October 8, 2025, 10:32 amSupreme Court, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

I have written this piece for MSNBC Opinion. It begins: With President Donald Trump flooding the zone with attacks on American democracy and the rule of law, it’s easy to lose sight of the damage that the Supreme Court is … Continue reading

“Justice Kennedy, Off the Bench but Still Rendering Opinions” (Including a New Revelation About Bush v. Gore)

October 8, 2025, 7:45 amBush v. Gore reflections, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

Adam Liptak interviews Justice Kennedy: As a justice, he leaned mostly right, siding with the court’s conservatives to strike down campaign finance laws, to gut the Voting Rights Act and to expand the scope of the Second Amendment.… Continue reading

October 16 Safeguarding Democracy Project Webinar: “Redistricting and Re-Redistricting Controversies and the 2026 Election”

October 8, 2025, 7:22 amredistricting, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

Thursday, October 16 Redistricting and Re-Redistricting Controversies and the 2026 Elections (webinar) 12:15pm-1:15pm PTRegister here.Guy-Uriel Charles, Harvard Law School, Moon Duchin, Director, Data and Democracy Research Initiative, University of Chicago, Michael Li, NYU Law Brennan Center for Justice, and … Continue reading

“The Supreme Court Is Being Tested on History Once Again”

October 7, 2025, 3:56 pmSupreme Court, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

David Gans for Slate: In the two decades John Roberts has served as chief justice, the Supreme Court he presides over has repeatedly decimated the Voting Rights Act, striking a series of savage blows to the law long hailed… Continue reading

“SCOTUS Spotlight: Oral Arguments in Louisiana v. Callais” (Oct. 16)

September 30, 2025, 10:46 amSupreme Court, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

FSU Election Law Center: This conference, presented by FSU’s Election Law Center, will be a one-hour teleforum taking place on October 16, 2025, at 12 PM EST. We’ll bring together three panelists and a moderator to dig into the… Continue reading

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