Category Archives: Supreme Court

Trump Campaign Says It Will Seek Recount in Wisconsin, Sues in Michigan to Temporarily Stop Counting, Stages Brooks Brother Type Event, and Intervenes in PA Case: What It All Means

November 4, 2020, 1:22 pmfraudulent fraud squad, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

There have been a number of developments since I posted this morning, Can Donald Trump Litigate His Way to Victory via the Supreme Court? Not Likely After networks called Wisconsin for Biden with about a 20,000 vote lead and counting… Continue reading

“Trump wants the courts to stop the counting. He’s going to be disappointed.”

November 4, 2020, 1:04 pmSupreme CourtRick Hasen

Ned Foley WaPo oped: President Trump can rail as much as he likes, but he can’t stop the counting of valid votes. And while he is threatening to race to the Supreme Court to overturn any result against him, that,… Continue reading

“Why Bush v. Gore Still Matters in 2020”

November 3, 2020, 7:36 amBush v. Gore reflections, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

ProPublica reports.

Still Not Normal and Deeply Disturbing: President Trump Falsely States That Supreme Court Ruling on Pennsylvania Ballots Will Lead to Cheating and “will also induce violence in the streets”

November 2, 2020, 6:40 pmcheap speech, fraudulent fraud squad, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

Hidden behind a Twitter warning that “Some or all of the content shared in this Tweet is disputed and might be misleading about an election or other civic process,” President Trump tweeted the following: The Supreme Court decision on… Continue reading

“Has the Court Learned Nothing From Bush v. Gore? Apparently Not”

November 2, 2020, 8:00 amBush v. Gore reflections, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

David Kaplan NYT oped.

“Court Poised to Decide Presidential Election?”

November 1, 2020, 10:50 amSupreme CourtRick Hasen

New Jost on Justice.

“Conservative Supreme Court justices are threatening a post-election coup”

November 1, 2020, 10:27 amSupreme CourtRick Hasen

Larry Tribe and Steve Mazie Boston Globe oped.

Minnesota Won’t Go to Supreme Court for Now on Later-Arriving Ballots

October 30, 2020, 4:19 pmSupreme CourtRick Hasen

So reports Ariane de Vogue. Just in out of Minnesota: “In consultation with the Minnesota Attorney General’s Office, we have decided not to seek a stay of the 8th Circuit decision at the US Supreme Court. We disagree with the… Continue reading

Justice Kavanaugh Rejects Supreme Court Petition That Complained About Wisconsin Election Officials Accepting Private Funds to Offset the Cost of Running Elections During a Pandemic

October 30, 2020, 11:52 amSupreme CourtRick Hasen

He did not refer it to the full Court.

The list of COVID-19 election cases hits 325

October 30, 2020, 9:21 amcourt decisions, election administration, election law and constitutional law, Supreme Court, The Voting WarsJustin Levitt

Justin here. I’m tracking the litigation over election issues related to COVID-19 … and the list of cases just hit 325. (The Stanford-MIT Healthy Elections Project also has a really useful sortable database of these cases, with more info.… Continue reading

“In Voting Cases, Chief Justice Roberts Is Alone but in Control”

October 29, 2020, 8:03 pmSupreme CourtRick Hasen

Adam Liptak for the NYT: In a little over a week, the Supreme Court issued five sets of orders in election cases. In three of them, Democrats prevailed.Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. wrote an opinion in only one of… Continue reading

“The Supreme Court has remained surprisingly centrist on voting rights. That’s a pleasant surprise.” (Ned Foley)

October 29, 2020, 7:55 pmSupreme CourtRick Hasen

Ned Foley in WaPo: The center holds at the Supreme Court in voting cases, at least for now, and that is a very good thing.In rulings from the presidential battlegrounds of Wisconsin, Pennsylvania and North Carolina, Chief Justice… Continue reading

Ariane de Vogue and I Joined John King on CNN to Talk About Latest Supreme Court Rulings on Voting (Video)

October 29, 2020, 3:23 pmSupreme CourtRick Hasen

You can watch here:

Supreme Court, With At Least 3 Justices Dissenting and No Participation by Justice Barrett, Rejects Remaining Challenge to North Carolina Ballot Extension Deadline

October 29, 2020, 11:48 amSupreme CourtRick Hasen

Given yesterday’s developments at the Supreme Court out of North Carolina, this result is expected. The same three Justices (Alito, Gorsuch, and Thomas) noted their dissents. From the Supreme Court press office: “Justice Barrett did not participate in the consideration… Continue reading