Category Archives: Supreme Court

“Supreme Court still feeling the impact of Antonin Scalia’s death”

February 14, 2018, 7:37 amScalia, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

Great Joan Biskupic CNN report, which includes this nugget: Gorsuch’s tone during arguments can be haughty, which has sparked tensions, and he has bucked some institutional practices. He declined to attend a private session with the other justices soon after… Continue reading

My New One at WaPo on the Second Anniversary of Justice Scalia’s Death: “Antonin Scalia’s disruption of the Supreme Court’s ways is here to stay”

February 13, 2018, 6:02 amScalia, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

I have written this piece for the Washington Post. A snippet: Scalia disrupted business as usual on the court just like Gingrich disrupted the U.S. House of Representatives in the 1990s and Trump is now disrupting the presidency. Scalia changed… Continue reading

Scalia Legacy: Trump Wants Originalists, Textualists and Flamethrowers on the Federal Bench

February 8, 2018, 7:18 pmScalia, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

From TIME’s Inside Trump’s Plan to Dramatically Reshape U.S. Courts: Trump’s own participation in the selection process varies based on the court. For the Supreme Court opening, he personally interviewed four candidates, making his final decision after meeting each of… Continue reading

Yale Law Journal Forum symposium: Five Years After Shelby County v. Holder: The Ongoing Fight for Voting Rights

February 8, 2018, 5:25 pmSupreme Court, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

Can’t wait to read all of these: VOLUME 127 2017-2018 COLLECTION Five Years After Shelby County v. Holder: The Ongoing Fight for Voting Rights 08 FEB 2018 In the five years since Shelby County v. Holder, voting rights litigators… Continue reading

“8 years later: How Citizens United changed campaign finance”

February 7, 2018, 7:48 pmcampaign finance, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

Bob Biersack for Open Secrets.

“Justices Won’t Block Pennsylvania Gerrymandering Decision”

February 5, 2018, 8:06 pmredistricting, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

Adam Liptak for the NYT.

“Opponents of gerrymandering keep winning, but it might not affect 2018”

February 4, 2018, 8:19 pmredistricting, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

Bob Barnes for WaPo on the pending stay requests in Pa, NC, and more.

League of Women Voters Files SCOTUS Opposition to Stay in Pa Congressional Gerrymandering Case; SCOTUS May Rule in This and NC Stay Case At Any Time

February 2, 2018, 12:31 pmredistricting, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

Here: Applicants’ ostensible hook for federal intervention is an Elections Clause theory that this Court has squarely rejected in decisions dating back nearly a century. To accept Applicants’ theory, this Court would need to overrule no fewer than six of… Continue reading

Plaintiffs File Supreme Court Response Opposing Stay in North Carolina Racial Gerrymandering Case

February 2, 2018, 9:43 amredistricting, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

You can read it here.

“N.C. has the worst gerrymander in US history. What else is new?”

February 1, 2018, 11:47 amredistricting, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

Gene Nichol oped in the News & Observer: In mid-January, yet again, a three-judge federal court ruled the redistricting work of the North Carolina General Assembly to be a knowing, intentional and hugely impactful violation of the U.S. Constitution. This… Continue reading

DOJ Drops Menendez Indictment: What Does It Say About the Supreme Court’s Approach to Political Bribery? Not What You May Think

January 31, 2018, 9:23 ambribery, Department of Justice, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

News today that DOJ, after a hung jury the last time, has dropped the remaining charges against Sen. Menendez (some were dropped by the judge after the first trial). Much of the reason for the problems with the charges… Continue reading

“The Supreme Court’s Past, Present and Future”–Mar. 20 Event at UCI Law with Adam Winkler Discussing Our New Books

January 31, 2018, 8:56 amScalia, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

This should be great fun: The Supreme Court’s Past, Present and Future Tuesday, March 20, 2018 5:30-6:30 p.m. UC Irvine School of Law, EDU 1111 (Directions)RSVP to come > UCI Law presents The Supreme Court’s Past, Present and… Continue reading