Category Archives: Supreme Court

Nice WaPo Graphics on Supreme Court Justice Public Appearances

October 27, 2017, 8:01 pmCelebrity Justice, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

They are in this Bob Barnes story on Justices at the Harvard bicentennial. You can find them directly here and here. It is based upon my work for the Green Bag on Celebrity Justice, as well as the… Continue reading

Ohio Voter Purge Case Switched to January Calendar

October 27, 2017, 2:27 pmSupreme CourtRick Hasen

NEW: Supreme Court has taken Ohio voting purge case off its November calendar because petitioners had to switch lawyers — Lawrence Hurley (@lawrencehurley) October 27, 2017

“Will Politics Tarnish the Supreme Court’s Legitimacy?”

October 26, 2017, 8:47 pmSupreme CourtRick Hasen

Linda Greenhouse on CJ Roberts, Gill, and the voter id cases, making points similar to those I made after the oral argument in Gill.

“Dark Money Group Received Massive Donation In Fight Against Obama’s Supreme Court Nominee”

October 24, 2017, 4:18 pmSupreme CourtRick Hasen

MapLight: A dark money organization that spent $7 million to block former President Obama’s Supreme Court pick received just three donations between 2015 and 2016, but one transaction really counted: A single $17.9 million contribution from a mystery donor. The… Continue reading

“The Only Institution in the United States That Can Solve This Problem”

October 24, 2017, 4:16 pmredistricting, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

Torres-Spelliscy on Gill.

Friday’s First Amendment Law Review Symposium on Fake News to Be Webcast

October 23, 2017, 8:03 amcampaigns, chicanery, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

Great event coming up, but you’ve got to sign up by Wed. to watch. Details. I’ll be presenting my paper, Cheap Speech and What It Has Done (to American Democracy).

“Does Chief Justice Roberts fear gobbledygook? Or is that just baloney?”

October 22, 2017, 11:38 amredistricting, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

Nice Bob Barnes at WaPo.

Collins and Skover on: The Judge: 26 Machiavellian Lessons

October 20, 2017, 7:20 amSupreme CourtRick Hasen

Yesterday I had the pleasure of hearing Ron Collins and David Skover speak at an event at the 9th Circuit (moderated by Judge Kozinski) on their new book, The Judge: 26 Machiavellian Lessons. (Judge Kozinski reviewed the book… Continue reading

Abrams v. Werthheimer on Whether Citizens United Was a “Disaster”

October 20, 2017, 7:17 amcampaign finance, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

Fred Wertheimer published an op-ed in the Huffington Post, “Citizens United Has Been a Disaster for the Country.” It rebuts claims made by Floyd Abrams in The Wall Street Journal in an op-ed entitled “The Citizens United … Continue reading

Fowler: “The Negative Effect Fallacy, Gobbledygook, and the Use of Quantitative Evidence in the Supreme Court”

October 18, 2017, 7:12 pmSupreme CourtRick Hasen

The following is a guest post from Anthony Fowler: The Negative Effect Fallacy, Gobbledygook, and the Use of Quantitative Evidence in the Supreme Court The Supreme Court has a mixed track record when it comes to quantitative evidence, and that… Continue reading