Category Archives: Supreme Court

Breaking: DC Circuit Decides Case About “Obstruct[ing]” “Official Proceedings” with Major Implications for Prosecution of January 6 Rioters for Invading U.S. Capitol, and Potentially Trump

election subversion risk, legislation and legislatures, Supreme Court
A divided three-judge panel of the D.C. Circuit, siding with almost all of the district court decisions considering the question, has held that some of those who invaded the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021 could be charged under a… Continue reading

United States Solicitor General, State Respondents in Moore v. Harper Case Suggest Supreme Court Dismiss the Case as Improvidently Granted; Common Cause and Legislative Petitioners Want to Court to Keep Independent State Legislature Case Going [Updated]

Supreme Court
So far, no brief yet from the state legislative respondents. Here are the other briefs: Mar 20 2023Supplemental letter brief of United States submitted.Main DocumentMar 20 2023Supplemental letter brief of Common Cause submitted.Main DocumentMar 20 2023Supplemental… Continue reading

North Carolina Supreme Court Schedules March 14 Oral Argument in Rehearing in Harper, the Partisan Gerrymandering Case that Could Moot Moore v. Harper (the Independent State Legislature Case) at SCOTUS

legislation and legislatures, redistricting, Supreme Court
Here is the order. That gives plenty of time for the North Carolina Supreme Court to do what I expect, which is to reverse the earlier holding that partisan gerrymandering violates the North Carolina constitution, before the Supreme Court… Continue reading