Steve Mazie on the Ohio Partisan Gerrymandering Ruling
Here at The Economist.
Category Archives: Supreme Court
Today’s Must-Read: Linda Greenhouse: “The Supreme Court, the Census Case and the Truth: Will the justices be the administration’s enablers or form a firewall against its lies?”
Linda Greenhouse NYT column:
But if the plaintiff states are going to lose, it seems to me that it matters greatly how they lose. What was depressing and even scary about the April 23 argument was the disingenuous lengths to… Continue reading
“In Michigan & Ohio, Justice Delayed Could Mean Justice Denied; Is There A Better Way?”
Mike Parsons:
In the past two weeks, federal district courts have struck down partisan gerrymanders in both Michigan and Ohio. As a matter of legal doctrine, these decisions are important. As Nick Stephanopoulos states, they reveal an emerging … Continue reading
“Lower Courts Are Lobbying SCOTUS to Rein In Partisan Gerrymandering”
Mark Joseph Stern for Slate.
Breaking: Unanimous 3-Judge Court, in 300-Page Opinion, Strikes Ohio Congressional Districts as Unconstitutional Partisan Gerrymanders
You can find the opinion at this link. From the introduction:
We join the other federal courts that have held partisan gerrymandering unconstitutional and developed substantially similar standards for adjudicating such claims. We are convinced by the evidence that… Continue reading
“Are states equipped to tackle partisan gerrymandering on their own?”
Steve Mazie for the Economist.
Yet the difficulty of replicating Michigan’s transition in most other states is a hard reality. And the Wolverine state’s success is allowing some justices to believe that the courts can sit back and let democracy… Continue reading
“Textualism for Realists:” Michigan Law Review Issue Includes Review of My Justice Scalia Book by Ian Samuel
You can find the 23-page review of my book, The Justice of Contradictions: Antonin Scalia and the Politics of Disruption, at this link. Although Samuel has much to disagree with, the former Scalia clerk says this: “Hasen’s book… Continue reading
“GOP appeals Michigan gerrymandering ruling to Supreme Court”
Detroit News:
Michigan legislative and congressional Republicans are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to reverse a blockbuster ruling that the state’s political maps must be redrawn because of an unconstitutional gerrymander of “historical proportions.” Attorneys for GOP lawmakers on Tuesday… Continue reading
“Will the Supreme Court Go Nativist?”
Ciara Torres-Spelliscy on the census litigation.
“Conservatives, Often Wary of Foreign Law, Embrace It in Census Case”
Adam Liptak NYT Sidebar column:
Two years ago, at his confirmation hearings, Justice Neil M. Gorsuch said that what happens abroad should not influence American judges in constitutional cases.“We have our own tradition and our own history,” he… Continue reading
Listen to the Oral Argument Audio in Census Citizenship Case at the Supreme Court
Here at Oyez.
“Eric Holder: The Supreme Court can’t allow Trump to weaponize the census”
“The Roberts Court Is Considering the Legal Reasoning of Jim Crow to Uphold a Rigged Census”
“This Could Be One of Trump’s Biggest Political Victories”
Cristian Farias in the NYT:
For all his talk about judges not being political actors beholden to a president, Chief Justice John Roberts Jr. and his conservative colleagues on the Supreme Court may hand President Trump one of the… Continue reading