Justice Kavanaugh Rejects Supreme Court Petition That Complained About Wisconsin Election Officials Accepting Private Funds to Offset the Cost of Running Elections During a Pandemic
He did not refer it to the full Court.
Category Archives: Supreme Court
The list of COVID-19 election cases hits 325
Justin here. I’m tracking the litigation over election issues related to COVID-19 … and the list of cases just hit 325. (The Stanford-MIT Healthy Elections Project also has a really useful sortable database of these cases, with more info.… Continue reading
“In Voting Cases, Chief Justice Roberts Is Alone but in Control”
Adam Liptak for the NYT:
In a little over a week, the Supreme Court issued five sets of orders in election cases. In three of them, Democrats prevailed.Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. wrote an opinion in only one of… Continue reading
“The Supreme Court has remained surprisingly centrist on voting rights. That’s a pleasant surprise.” (Ned Foley)
Ned Foley in WaPo:
The center holds at the Supreme Court in voting cases, at least for now, and that is a very good thing.In rulings from the presidential battlegrounds of Wisconsin, Pennsylvania and North Carolina, Chief Justice… Continue reading
Ariane de Vogue and I Joined John King on CNN to Talk About Latest Supreme Court Rulings on Voting (Video)
You can watch here:
Supreme Court, With At Least 3 Justices Dissenting and No Participation by Justice Barrett, Rejects Remaining Challenge to North Carolina Ballot Extension Deadline
Given yesterday’s developments at the Supreme Court out of North Carolina, this result is expected. The same three Justices (Alito, Gorsuch, and Thomas) noted their dissents. From the Supreme Court press office: “Justice Barrett did not participate in the consideration… Continue reading
“Supreme Court Allows Longer Deadlines for Absentee Ballots in Pennsylvania and North Carolina”
Adam Liptak with a cogent recap of yesterday’s action.
You can find my analyses from yesterday of the PA and NC rulings.
Breaking and Analysis: Supreme Court, Over at Least 3 Dissents, Refuses to Roll Back North Carolina Extension Date for Receipt of Absentee Ballots [Updated headline]
You can find the Court’s order, along with Justice Gorsuch’s dissent, at this link. Justice Alito joined Gorsuch’s dissent; Justice Thomas noted his disagreement with the majority but did not sign the dissent. Justice Barrett again did not participate.… Continue reading
Pennsylvania Will Segregate Ballots Received After Election Day with SCOTUS Case Pending: Why This Was a Smart Move by the State, and Why This Doesn’t Solve the Reliance Problem or Standing Issue
As ELB readers well know, the Pennsylvania GOP has gone back to the Supreme Court seeking to reverse a state supreme court order which extended the deadline for receipt of absentee ballots from 8 pm on Election day until 5… Continue reading
“As Supreme Court Weighs Election Cases, a New Life for Bush v. Gore”
Adam Liptak in the NYT.
“Kavanaugh’s Opinion in Wisconsin Voting Case Raises Alarms Among Democrats”
NYT:
The Supreme Court decision on Monday barring the counting of mail-in ballots in Wisconsin that arrive after Election Day was not a surprise for many Democrats, who had pressed for it but expected to lose.But a concurring opinion… Continue reading
“The Supreme Court Should Stay Out of State Election Law”
Akhil Amar, Vik Amar, and Neal Katyal NYT oped:
Just as they did in the infamous Bush v. Gore litigation in 2000, Republican lawyers are trying to get the Supreme Court to undermine state court rulings protecting voting rights… Continue reading
“Luzerne County Council votes to withdraw motion for Justice Barrett’s recusal”
PA Home Page:
After a second vote, Luzerne County Council voted 7-4 to withdraw the motion to request Justice Barrett’s recusal in the U.S. Supreme Court decision regarding the mail-in ballot extension….
Councilmen Walter Griffith and Haas spoke up saying… Continue reading
“A Newly Sworn In Justice Barrett Faces A Motion To Recuse Herself In Election Case”
Nina Totenberg for NPR:
But as Case Western Reserve law professor Jonathan Adler observes, “as odd as it may seem, federal judges are under no obligation to recuse in cases involving a prior benefactor, and there is no precedent for… Continue reading