Category Archives: Supreme Court

Watch C-SPAN Video of Adam Liptak, Sue Bloch, and Me Discussing Justice Scalia’s Legacy and My New Book

March 26, 2018, 7:33 amScalia, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

You can watch at this link. This is from an event at Georgetown Law (sponsored by ACS) held on March 6, 2018, about my new book, The Justice of Contradictions: Antonin Scalia and the Politics of Disruption. … Continue reading

“Scalia’s Legacy: The Abiding Contradictions”

March 25, 2018, 4:07 pmScalia, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

Jost on Justice: Antonin Scalia knew how to dish it out, but he wasn’t so good at taking it. Thus, Supreme Court watchers can be sure that the late justice would have nothing good to say about the myth-puncturing critique… Continue reading

Maltz: Originalism and Partisan Gerrymandering: A Response to Professor Foley

March 24, 2018, 8:13 amredistricting, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

The following is a guest post from Professor Earl Maltz of Rutgers Law: In a recent series of blog posts drawn from a forthcoming article in the Georgia Law Review, Professor Edward B. Foley argues that a successful constitutional… Continue reading

“Maryland Republicans take electoral map fight to U.S. high court”

March 23, 2018, 8:51 amredistricting, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

Lawrence Hurley for Reuters: Eyler, a retired business owner in the small town of Thurmont roughly 55 miles north of the U.S. capital, said he thinks he and others like him were being targeted by the Democrats because of their… Continue reading

Foley: Benisek, Its Current Procedural Posture, and What Happens Next

March 22, 2018, 9:28 pmredistricting, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

The following is the fifth and final in a series of guest posts on Benisek v. Lamone by Ohio State’s Ned Foley. Edward B. Foley This blog essay is the last in a series derived from a contribution to… Continue reading

“Supreme Court Avoids Bush v. Gore II in Ducking Pennsylvania Redistricting Controversy”

March 22, 2018, 1:47 pmBush v. Gore reflections, redistricting, Scalia, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

I have written this blog post over at the Harvard Law Review blog. It begins: After waiting, and waiting, and waiting, the United States Supreme Court finally answered the question whether it would heed Pennsylvania Republicans’ calls… Continue reading

Foley: Shelby County, Structural Originalism, and Congressional Gerrymanders

March 22, 2018, 7:21 amredistricting, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

The following is the fourth in a series of guest posts on Benisek v. Lamone by Ohio State’s Ned Foley. Edward B. Foley This blog essay is the fourth in a series derived from a contribution to a University… Continue reading

“Race and Representation Revisited: The New Racial Gerrymandering Cases and Section 2 of the VRA”

March 22, 2018, 7:18 amredistricting, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

Guy Charles and Luis Fuente-Rohwer have posted this draft on SSRN (forthcoming, William and Mary Law Review). I agree with some but disagree with other key parts of this interesting and important paper. Here is the abstract: This article explores… Continue reading

Watch Archived Video of My Conversation at UCI Law with Adam Winkler About Our Books, And the Supreme Court’s Past, Present, and Future

March 21, 2018, 8:26 amScalia, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

This was loads of fun.

Foley: Originalism and Election Law (or, The Difference between Reynolds and Benisek)

March 21, 2018, 8:14 amredistricting, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

The following is the third in a series of guest posts on Benisek v. Lamone by Ohio State’s Ned Foley. Edward B. Foley Originalism and Election Law (or, The Difference between Reynolds and Benisek) This blog essay is the… Continue reading

Roundup of Stories on SCOTUS and Three-Judge Court PA Gerrymandering Decisions

March 19, 2018, 8:43 pmredistricting, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

Howard’s got it.

Foley: Constitutional Preservation, the Marbury Duty & Congressional Gerrymanders

March 19, 2018, 8:17 pmredistricting, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

The following is the second in a series of guest posts on Benisek v. Lamone by Ohio State’s Ned Foley. Edward B. Foley This blog essay is the second in a series derived from a contribution to a University… Continue reading