“Supreme Court Allows Longer Deadlines for Absentee Ballots in Pennsylvania and North Carolina”
Adam Liptak with a cogent recap of yesterday’s action.
You can find my analyses from yesterday of the PA and NC rulings.
Category Archives: Supreme Court
Breaking and Analysis: Supreme Court, Over at Least 3 Dissents, Refuses to Roll Back North Carolina Extension Date for Receipt of Absentee Ballots [Updated headline]
You can find the Court’s order, along with Justice Gorsuch’s dissent, at this link. Justice Alito joined Gorsuch’s dissent; Justice Thomas noted his disagreement with the majority but did not sign the dissent. Justice Barrett again did not participate.… Continue reading
Pennsylvania Will Segregate Ballots Received After Election Day with SCOTUS Case Pending: Why This Was a Smart Move by the State, and Why This Doesn’t Solve the Reliance Problem or Standing Issue
As ELB readers well know, the Pennsylvania GOP has gone back to the Supreme Court seeking to reverse a state supreme court order which extended the deadline for receipt of absentee ballots from 8 pm on Election day until 5… Continue reading
“As Supreme Court Weighs Election Cases, a New Life for Bush v. Gore”
Adam Liptak in the NYT.
“Kavanaugh’s Opinion in Wisconsin Voting Case Raises Alarms Among Democrats”
NYT:
The Supreme Court decision on Monday barring the counting of mail-in ballots in Wisconsin that arrive after Election Day was not a surprise for many Democrats, who had pressed for it but expected to lose.But a concurring opinion… Continue reading
“The Supreme Court Should Stay Out of State Election Law”
Akhil Amar, Vik Amar, and Neal Katyal NYT oped:
Just as they did in the infamous Bush v. Gore litigation in 2000, Republican lawyers are trying to get the Supreme Court to undermine state court rulings protecting voting rights… Continue reading
“Luzerne County Council votes to withdraw motion for Justice Barrett’s recusal”
PA Home Page:
After a second vote, Luzerne County Council voted 7-4 to withdraw the motion to request Justice Barrett’s recusal in the U.S. Supreme Court decision regarding the mail-in ballot extension….
Councilmen Walter Griffith and Haas spoke up saying… Continue reading
“A Newly Sworn In Justice Barrett Faces A Motion To Recuse Herself In Election Case”
Nina Totenberg for NPR:
But as Case Western Reserve law professor Jonathan Adler observes, “as odd as it may seem, federal judges are under no obligation to recuse in cases involving a prior benefactor, and there is no precedent for… Continue reading
“Kavanaugh’s Bush v. Gore citation draws scrutiny ahead of another divisive election”
Bob Barnes for WaPo.
My New one in the Washington Post: “Kavanaugh has wild ideas about voting. They likely won’t matter on Election Day.”
I have written this new piece for WaPo’s PostEverything. It begins:
Should we panic about Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh’s concurring opinion in the Wisconsin voting case that the Supreme Court decided Monday night? Does it mean that the Supreme Court… Continue reading
“Brett Kavanaugh foreshadows how Supreme Court could disrupt vote counting”
Ariane de Vogue for CNN.
Breaking: Luzerne County, PA Files Motion in Supreme Court for Justice Barrett to Recuse from Deciding Case
Here:
Against this backdrop, and in the aftermath of Justice Barrett’s nomination, a public poll reflected significant concern with her presiding over matters related to the presidential election. The poll, conducted by research firm SSRS on behalf of CNN, asked… Continue reading
I Spoke to NPR’s Morning Edition About the Supreme Court’s Wisconsin Ruling, and What It Portends for any Future Post-Election Litigation with a New Justice Barrett
You can listen here.
“Supreme Court Won’t Extend Wisconsin’s Deadline for Mailed Ballots”
Adam Liptak for the NYT:
The Supreme Court refused on Monday to revive a trial court ruling that would have extended Wisconsin’s deadline for receiving absentee ballots to six days after the election.The vote was 5 to 3, with the… Continue reading