Category Archives: Supreme Court
“The Institutional Case for Partisan Gerrymandering Claims”
Mike Parsons has posted this draft on SSRN. Here is the abstract:
For voters hoping the Supreme Court’s 2017 Term brings relief from partisan gerrymandering, the end of the 2016 Term was inauspicious. In Cooper v. Harris, the majority assumed… Continue reading
CCP Files Brief in SCOTUS Travel Ban Case on Free Speech of Candidates
Interesting read.
You can find my contrary views in this Slate piece.
Warrington and Buzas: Are Chen and Cotrell Right About Net Partisan Gains in Partisan Gerrymandering Cases?
The following is a guest post from Greg Warrington and Jeff Buzas, which may be relevant to the upcoming Supreme Court partisan gerrymandering case:
I am grateful to Rick Hasen for the opportunity to post here about my recent… Continue reading
“Intent is Enough: Invidious Partisanship in Redistricting”
Justin Levitt has written this piece for the William and Mary redistricting symposium. Here is the abstract:
When the Supreme Court last seriously grappled with partisan gerrymandering, all nine Justices concluded that too much partisanship in the redistricting process violates… Continue reading
“Ohio’s voter culling practices are legal, Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted tells U.S. Supreme Court”
Cleveland.com:
Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted on Monday defended Ohio’s practice of beginning the process to cancel registrations of voters who haven’t cast ballots in two years, telling the U.S. Supreme Court its actions are needed to keep accurate… Continue reading
Wisconsin Files Its Opening Brief on the Merits in Supreme Court Partisan Gerrymandering Case
Tam Cho on the Efficiency Gap
Important piece at the University of Pennsylvania Law Review Online by Wendy Tam Cho on the “efficiency gap,” at the centerpiece of the Wisconsin redistricting case. It begins:
The efficiency gap has recently been touted as a general partisan fairness… Continue reading
“Democrats’ short-lived 2012 recall victory led to key evidence in partisan gerrymandering case”
Madison.com:
By most accounts, the 2011 and 2012 gubernatorial and Senate recall elections were a complete disaster for Wisconsin Democrats.
Gov. Scott Walker’s historic victory boosted his fundraising and re-election prospects. The recall petition became a litmus test for party… Continue reading
Must-Read Journal of Law and Policy Symposium on Buckley at 40, Campaign Finance and Free Speech
It was a great conference and now what looks like a very promising law review issue:
Current Issue: Volume 25, Issue 1 (2016)
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Introduction; The Past, Present and Future of Free Speech
Joel M. Gora
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A … Continue reading
“Ruth Bader Ginsburg: Gerrymandering Case May Be Most Important Decision SCOTUS Face”
HuffPost:
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg says a case dealing with how far political parties can go to draw election districts to their benefit might be the “most important” the court will hear next term.
Ginsburg made … Continue reading
Supreme Court Will Hear Oral Argument in WI Partisan Gerrymandering Case Oct 3
Greg Stohr tweets.
“We disrupted the U.S. Supreme Court to protest money in politics, and are being sentenced today.”
“The 2016 U.S. Voting Wars: From Bad to Worse”
I have posted this new draft on SSRN (for the pre-APSA event, Protecting Electoral Security and Voting Rights: The 2016 U.S. Elections in Comparative Perspective). Here is the abstract:
If the “voting wars” which have broken out across the… Continue reading