Category Archives: Supreme Court
ELB Podcast Episode 3:3: Guy Charles: Race and Election Law in Today’s United States
On Season 3, Episode 3 of the ELB Podcast:
Is the Voting Rights Act effectively dead as a superstatute? Is the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act the best way to protect minority voters in the United States? Are… Continue reading
Oct. 13 Virtual Event with Dahlia Lithwick and Me: “Abortion, Guns, Voting Rights and More: The 2021 US Supreme Court Docket”
Looking forward to this event at 5 pm PT October 13 (free registration required).
League of Women Voters amicus brief in New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen
The Supreme Court is set to hear a case involving gun rights and the Second Amendment this term, New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen. Over at SCOTUSblog, you can see the briefs in the case. One… Continue reading
“Wisconsin Republicans have asked the U.S. Supreme Court to halt a redistricting case”
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:
Republican state lawmakers Friday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to throw out a redistricting lawsuit before a panel of federal judges, saying the matter should instead be considered by Wisconsin’s high court.The move comes two days… Continue reading
“First Effects of the AFPF Donor Disclosure Decision and Additional Analysis”
Join Dahlia Lithwick and Me for a Virtual Event, October 13: “Abortion, Guns, Voting Rights and More: The 2021 US Supreme Court Docket”
To attend you need to RSVP at: hasenlithwickoctober13.eventbrite.com
Details:
“Are Censures of Politicians a Form of Free Speech or a Threat to It?”
Adam Liptak in the NYT:
Last summer, the City Council in River Falls, Wis., censured a member for calling an opponent of wearing masks during the coronavirus pandemic “a rancid tub of ignorant contagion.”A few days later and a hundred… Continue reading
“Racial Turnout Gap Grew in Jurisdictions Previously Covered by the Voting Rights Act”
Brennan Center analysis:
While in 2012, just before the Shelby County decision, the white-Black turnout gap was shrinking in the states we analyzed, and in many instances even briefly closed, this trend has reversed in the years since. In… Continue reading
Newsom recall lawsuit
Politico has a story on a new federal lawsuit raising a constitutional challenge to the procedures that California uses for its gubernatorial recall. The lawsuit follows upon a NY Times op-ed from last week by Erwin Chemerinsky and Aaron Edlin,… Continue reading
“On voting rights, Chief Justice Roberts is far from a moderating voice”
“John Roberts and the Supreme Court might block anything Democrats do on voting rights”
Tierney Sneed at CNN:
A key piece of congressional Democrats’ voting rights push faces not only a near-impossible odds of becoming law, but also a daunting court battle in front of a conservative judiciary if it does.The legislation, known… Continue reading
Ninth Circuit finds that some Alaska campaign finance rules violate First Amendment
Thanks, Ned, for your terrific insight over the last couple of weeks. And thanks once again, Rick, for this opportunity to join ELB as a contributor, including picking up daily blogging duty for the next couple of weeks.
Late last… Continue reading
USA Today analyzes potential impact of Brnovich
Behind a paywall. A snippet:
“At a time when more than a dozen conservative states have enacted new voting limitations and no evidence of substantial fraud has emerged from the 2020 presidential contest, election law experts say the lower… Continue reading