Category Archives: Supreme Court

A Scenario in Which McConnell’s Senate Approves Obama’s Choice for #SCOTUS

February 29, 2016, 11:07 amSupreme CourtRick Hasen

I’ve already written about how I think whether a SCOTUS Obama nominee gets a hearing and possible vote depends upon whether the controversy looks like it is causing trouble for Republican Senators in blue/purple states up for reelection. If they… Continue reading

“Even as He Rises, Donald Trump Entertains Conspiracy Theories”

February 29, 2016, 8:22 amcampaigns, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

Maggie Haberman for the NYT: It was a question that most major presidential candidates would have quickly dismissed as absurd, even offensive: What do you make of these theories that Justice Antonin Scalia was murdered? For Donald J. Trump,… Continue reading

“Scalia Took Dozens of Trips Funded by Private Sponsors”

February 26, 2016, 5:23 pmconflict of interest laws, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

Eric Lipton for the NYT: When Justice Scalia died two weeks ago, he was staying, again for free, at a West Texas hunting lodge owned by a businessman whose company had recently had a matter before the Supreme Court.… Continue reading

“Celebrity Justice: Supreme Court Edition”

February 26, 2016, 4:57 pmCelebrity Justice, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

The Green Bag has posted the final version of my article on how SCOTUS Justices are much more in the news than ever before.

“Does the Biden speech undermine the case for Supreme Court confirmation hearings?”

February 26, 2016, 4:48 pmSupreme CourtRick Hasen

John Witt: As readers of this blog will likely know by now, then-Senator Joseph Biden delivered a speech on the Senate floor in June of 1992 warning that in the event of a Supreme Court vacancy, President George H. W.… Continue reading

“Supreme Court Fight Won’t Die, No Matter How Hard Republicans Try”

February 25, 2016, 9:17 pmSupreme CourtRick Hasen

NYT reports.

An Adult Conversation about the Fight to Fill Justice Scalia’s #SCOTUS Seat

February 25, 2016, 3:49 pmSupreme CourtRick Hasen

Can we have an adult conversation, at least for a moment, about the open seat on the Supreme Court caused by the death of Justice Antonin Scalia, and President Obama’s attempt to fill that seat? Very much like how the… Continue reading

SCOTUSBlog Video Interview with Me About #Plutocrats United, Changing #SCOTUS

February 24, 2016, 11:19 amcampaign finance, Plutocrats United, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

Here is the link. The interview, conducted by Fabrizio di Piazza, was recorded before Justice Scalia passed away. Here is the description: In this four-part interview, Richard Hasen discusses understanding the Supreme Court, especially through election law and the… Continue reading

Video Interview with GoverningWorks on Plutocrats United

February 23, 2016, 5:27 pmcampaign finance, Plutocrats United, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

Watch.

“Without Justice Scalia, ‘Corruption’ Cases May Get Hazier”

February 23, 2016, 7:33 amcampaign finance, chicanery, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

Steve Klein blogs, with a focus on McDonnell.

“Justice Scalia and Campaign Finance: A Puzzle (Part II)”

February 23, 2016, 7:31 amcampaign finance, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

Bauer: How did Justice Scalia come to write a dissent as he did in McIntrye, insisting on the role of disclosure and relying for the power of his point on the need to follow the judgment of legislators in… Continue reading

Watch Ed Whelan and Me Hash it Out on #SCOTUS and the 2016 Elections

February 22, 2016, 4:50 pmSupreme CourtRick Hasen

Moderated by the excellent Henry Weinstein. Video.

“Neutral Principles and Some Campaign Finance Problems”

February 22, 2016, 4:36 pmcampaign finance, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

John McGinnis has posted this draft on SSRN (forthcoming, William and Mary Law Review). Here is the abstract: This Article has both positive and normative objectives. As a positive matter, it shows that the Roberts Court’s campaign finance regulation jurisprudence… Continue reading

“Appoint a few more Scalias, kiss democracy goodbye”

February 22, 2016, 8:36 amcampaign finance, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

I have written this oped for Reuters Opinion. It begins: Republican presidential candidates such as Senator Ted Cruz (R-Tex.) have pledged to appoint a justice like Antonin Scalia to the U.S. Supreme Court, if given the opportunity. Yet Scalia’s record… Continue reading