Category Archives: Supreme Court

Federal Government Files Supreme Court Brief in NRSC Case Arguing That an Aspect of Federal Campaign Finance Law Violates the First Amendment

August 21, 2025, 1:53 pmcampaign finance, Department of Justice, federal election commission, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

You can find the government’s brief on the merits here. You can find the brief of the Republican Party making similar arguments here. Because the government has taken the unusual position in attacking the constitutionality of a law… Continue reading

Q & A with Me in New York Magazine: “The Supreme Court Could Supercharge the GOP’s Redistricting Power Grab”

August 18, 2025, 9:40 amredistricting, Supreme Court, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

I spoke with New York’s Intelligencer‘s Nia Prater: What are the potential ramifications if the Court weakens Section Two or ultimately does away with it? First of all, it would be a huge blow for minority representation. A big… Continue reading

“Trump Isn’t the Only One to Blame for the Gerrymander Mess”

August 14, 2025, 7:44 amredistricting, Supreme Court, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

David Daley NYT oped: President Trump, Vice President JD Vance and Texas Republicans have reignited the gerrymandering wars. The brazen power grab in Texas pushed Democrats to start their own efforts to unravel independent commissions established by voters, and now… Continue reading

Supreme Court Fast-Tracks Potential Demolition of Section 2 of Voting Rights Act by Setting Argument October 15 in Louisiana Case, Possibly in Time to Affect 2026 Midterm Elections

August 12, 2025, 8:20 amSupreme Court, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

We know the Supreme Court dallied a long time in setting the Louisiana case for reargument, only recently adding a doozy of a question in this racial gerrymandering case that could tee up a potential knocking down of the remaining… Continue reading

“Voting Rights and Private Rights of Action: An Empirical Study of Litigation Under Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, 1982-2024”

August 12, 2025, 7:36 amDepartment of Justice, Supreme Court, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

Chris Seaman has posted this draft on SSRN (forthcoming, FSU Law Review). Here is the abstract: The Voting Rights Act is perhaps the most effective civil rights law ever enacted, bringing millions of Americans who have historically been discriminated against… Continue reading

Election case curriculum videos

August 11, 2025, 3:02 pmelection law and constitutional law, Supreme Court, theoryJustin Levitt

Justin here. With the semester either beginning or around the corner, I wanted to lift up a series of great videos (illustrated, annotated, featuring case text, etc.) that the incomparable Guy-Uriel Charles and Sasha Natapoff have pulled together. Leading scholars… Continue reading

“How Alabama’s historic congressional map still faces uncertainty amid redistricting battles”

August 11, 2025, 8:26 amredistricting, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

Al.com: In this sweltering political August, redistricting has become the hot fight of the moment. It’s driving Texas Democrats to flee their state, hunkering down in Illinois while Republican Gov. Greg Abbott threatens to have lawmakers removed from office.… Continue reading

“It’s been 60 years since the Voting Rights Act was signed. Will it make it to 61?”

August 8, 2025, 4:20 pmSupreme Court, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

Zach Montellaro for Politico: The Voting Rights Act was signed into law 60 years ago this week. What the law will look like when it reaches its 61st anniversary next year is a big question. The landmark piece of legislation… Continue reading

I Spoke with Jen Rubin of “The Contrarian” on Courts Chipping Away at the Voting Rights Act, and the Supreme Court Perhaps Killing Off Section 2

August 8, 2025, 12:54 pmSupreme Court, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

You can watch here.

I Was on the Bloomberg Law Podcast with June Grasso: “The Voting Rights Act Is in Jeopardy”

August 8, 2025, 9:04 amredistricting, Supreme Court, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

Listen here.

The Media’s Unfortunate Greater Interest in the Texas Redistricting Car Wreck than the Supreme Court’s Slow Poisoning of the Voting Rights Act

August 7, 2025, 7:44 amredistricting, Supreme Court, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

I’ve written about two big election stories this week, the newly ignited redistricting wars starting in Texas and the Supreme Court’s strong signal that it could kill off the Voting Rights Act Section 2 by next June. Judged by… Continue reading

Watch Video of My Appearance on the PBS News Hour Talking about the New Redistricting Wars and the Implications for the Voting Rights Act

August 6, 2025, 4:53 pmredistricting, Supreme Court, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

You can watch at this link: Or read the transcript.

I Spoke with Crooked Media’s “What a Day” About the Troubling Future of the Voting Rights Act in the Hands of the Supreme Court

August 6, 2025, 7:32 amSupreme Court, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

Great conversation with Jane Coaston. You can listen here. We discussed my recent Slate piece, The Supreme Court Just Signaled Something Deeply Disturbing About the Next Term.

Quote of the Day on the Future of the Voting Rights Act in the Supreme Court (Hoping Luis is Right Handed Just in Case)

August 5, 2025, 4:58 pmSupreme Court, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

“To me, this is it . . .I would bet my left arm that they will tell us that Section 2 is in violation of the Fifteenth Amendment.” –Professor Luis Fuentes-Rohwer, quoted in Democracy Docket.

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