Very Strong Brief from Plaintiffs in South Carolina Racial Gerrymandering Case Opposing Getting Last Minute SCOTUS Intervention
You can find it here.
Still amazed that the state of South Carolina tried to rely on Purcell here.
Category Archives: Supreme Court
“South Carolina Republicans ask justices to let district ruled a racial gerrymander go forward”
Amy Howe for SCOTUSBlog:
Telling the justices that if they do not intervene they will create “confusion and uncertainty over this year’s elections,” a group of Republican lawmakers from South Carolina came to the Supreme Court this week, asking the… Continue reading
“Supreme Court Voices Skepticism Over Social-Media Censorship Claims Against Government”
WSJ:
The Supreme Court seemed likely Monday to reject a bid by GOP-led states to restrict the federal government from urging social-media companies to remove allegedly misleading posts or disinformation on their platforms, unless there is a threat of official… Continue reading
“Supreme Court rejects appeal by former New Mexico county commissioner banned for Jan. 6 insurrection”
AP:
The Supreme Court on Monday rejected an appeal from a former New Mexico county commissioner who was kicked out of office over his participation in the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.
Former Otero County commissioner Couy … Continue reading
Must-read NYT Deep Dive that Helps Explain SCOTUS Argument Monday in Murthy v. Missouri: “How Trump’s Allies Are Winning the War Over Disinformation”
It’s a complex story because concern about government jawboning is real but the mendacious attack on those who fought disinformation in the 2020 election is having major reverberations for 2024. Jim Rutenberg and Steven Lee Myers lay it all out:… Continue reading
“Why the Supreme Court Should Clear the Way for a Pre-Election Trump Trial”
Kate Shaw in the NYT:
In other words, in the Jan. 6 case brought by the special counsel Jack Smith, as important as what the court decides is when it decides. Slow-walking the case would be tantamount to a ruling… Continue reading
“Supreme Court’s Delay Creates Uncertainty for South Carolina Election”
Jimmy Hoover for National Law Journal:
New candidates are throwing their hats in the ring in Republican Rep. Nancy Mace’s South Carolina congressional district despite a court ruling last year striking down the GOP drawn map as an unconstitutional “racial… Continue reading
“Trump ballot ruling raises new questions even as it answers others”
Patrick Marley for WaPo:
The Supreme Court quickly and unanimously resolved a case this week that had divided legal scholars for months, clearing a path for Donald Trump to remain on the ballot for president nationwide. But in doing so,… Continue reading
“Justice Clarence Thomas was the deciding vote in a case he never should have heard”
Kimberly Atkins Stohr Boston Globe column:
Even before the Supreme Court practically nullified the 14th Amendment’s clause banning insurrectionists and their supporters from seeking federal office, another decision all but ensured that outcome. And it was made by a… Continue reading
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Supreme Court will hear Trump immunity appeal on the last day of the argument term, April 25.
Earlier: It’s Past Time to Quit Hoping the Courts Are Going to Stop Trump.
Is the internal dispute in Trump v. Anderson a tempest in a teapot?
The more I try to parse out the dispute between the majority’s Part II-A of its opinion (and other language) and the opinion concurring in the judgment in Trump v. Anderson, the less confident I am that I understand… Continue reading
My New One at Slate: “The Supreme Court Just Delivered a Rare Self-Own for John Roberts”
I have written this piece for Slate. It begins:
The Supreme Court’s unsigned majority opinion in Trump v. Anderson, ending Colorado’s attempt to disqualify Donald Trump from appearing on the ballot as an insurrectionist, is a remarkable self-own. It… Continue reading
I Spoke to Michel Martin of NPR’s “Morning Edition” About the Ruling in the Trump Disqualification Case
You can listen here.
Supreme Court Decision in Trump Colorado Disenfranchisement Case Almost Certainly Being Released Monday at 10 am ET (So It’s Technically Out Before Super Tuesday and Colorado Voting) and It Will Not Let Colorado Disqualify Trump
As recently as this weekend, the Supreme Court had not announced that it was going to issue opinions this week. Opinion releases usually happen when the Justices physically take the bench in Court, and the next opportunity for that which… Continue reading