Category Archives: Supreme Court

C-SPAN to Air 7th Annual UCI Law Supreme Court Term in Review on Wed at 8 PM Eastern

August 7, 2017, 10:53 amSupreme CourtRick Hasen

You can watch here, from the event back in July. Panelists Erwin Chemerinsky, Dean and Professor of Law, UC Berkeley Law School, Founding Dean, UCI Law Hon. Alex Kozinski, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit Hon. … Continue reading

Republican National Committee Files SCOTUS Brief Arguing Against Finding of Partisan Gerrymandering in WI Case

August 3, 2017, 5:58 pmredistricting, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

Read it here.

“The Institutional Case for Partisan Gerrymandering Claims”

August 3, 2017, 2:01 pmredistricting, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

Mike Parsons has posted this draft on SSRN. Here is the abstract: For voters hoping the Supreme Court’s 2017 Term brings relief from partisan gerrymandering, the end of the 2016 Term was inauspicious. In Cooper v. Harris, the majority assumed… Continue reading

CCP Files Brief in SCOTUS Travel Ban Case on Free Speech of Candidates

August 3, 2017, 12:07 pmcampaigns, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

Interesting read. You can find my contrary views in this Slate piece.

Warrington and Buzas: Are Chen and Cotrell Right About Net Partisan Gains in Partisan Gerrymandering Cases?

August 3, 2017, 7:56 amredistricting, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

The following is a guest post from Greg Warrington and Jeff Buzas, which may be relevant to the upcoming Supreme Court partisan gerrymandering case: I am grateful to Rick Hasen for the opportunity to post here about my recent… Continue reading

“Intent is Enough: Invidious Partisanship in Redistricting”

August 1, 2017, 6:54 pmredistricting, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

Justin Levitt has written this piece for the William and Mary redistricting symposium. Here is the abstract: When the Supreme Court last seriously grappled with partisan gerrymandering, all nine Justices concluded that too much partisanship in the redistricting process violates… Continue reading

“Ohio’s voter culling practices are legal, Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted tells U.S. Supreme Court”

July 31, 2017, 8:58 pmNVRA (motor voter), Supreme CourtRick Hasen

Cleveland.com: Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted on Monday defended Ohio’s practice of beginning the process to cancel registrations of voters who haven’t cast ballots in two years, telling the U.S. Supreme Court its actions are needed to keep accurate… Continue reading

Wisconsin Files Its Opening Brief on the Merits in Supreme Court Partisan Gerrymandering Case

July 28, 2017, 1:39 pmredistricting, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

Read it here.

Tam Cho on the Efficiency Gap

July 28, 2017, 7:55 amredistricting, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

Important piece at the University of Pennsylvania Law Review Online by Wendy Tam Cho on the “efficiency gap,” at the centerpiece of the Wisconsin redistricting case. It begins: The efficiency gap has recently been touted as a general partisan fairness… Continue reading

“Democrats’ short-lived 2012 recall victory led to key evidence in partisan gerrymandering case”

July 25, 2017, 7:31 amrecall elections, redistricting, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

Madison.com: By most accounts, the 2011 and 2012 gubernatorial and Senate recall elections were a complete disaster for Wisconsin Democrats. Gov. Scott Walker’s historic victory boosted his fundraising and re-election prospects. The recall petition became a litmus test for party… Continue reading

Must-Read Journal of Law and Policy Symposium on Buckley at 40, Campaign Finance and Free Speech

July 24, 2017, 10:04 amcampaign finance, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

It was a great conference and now what looks like a very promising law review issue: Current Issue: Volume 25, Issue 1 (2016) Articles PDF Introduction; The Past, Present and Future of Free Speech Joel M. Gora PDF A … Continue reading

“Ruth Bader Ginsburg: Gerrymandering Case May Be Most Important Decision SCOTUS Face”

July 23, 2017, 8:43 pmredistricting, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

HuffPost: Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg says a case dealing with how far political parties can go to draw election districts to their benefit might be the “most important” the court will hear next term. Ginsburg made … Continue reading

Supreme Court Will Hear Oral Argument in WI Partisan Gerrymandering Case Oct 3

July 19, 2017, 11:03 amSupreme CourtRick Hasen

Greg Stohr tweets.

“We disrupted the U.S. Supreme Court to protest money in politics, and are being sentenced today.”

July 17, 2017, 10:03 pmcampaign finance, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

Matt Kresling statement.

Election Law Blog

The law of politics and the politics of law