Category Archives: Supreme Court

Ohio Homeless Advocates File Emergency #SCOTUS Petition on OH Absentee/Provisional Voting Rules

October 26, 2016, 8:06 amabsentee ballots, election administration, Supreme Court, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

You can find the petition here. From the petition: The Sixth Circuit’s decision left in place only the prohibition on requiring full and accurate completion of two fields (address and birthdate) on the absentee ID envelope. It disregarded the identical… Continue reading

Justice Breyer Not Too Worried About 8-Justice Supreme Court Handling Presidential Election Dispute

October 26, 2016, 7:20 amSupreme Court, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Glad he can be so sanguine. I’m not (except for the fact that the election does not appear to be close right now).

“No More Bush v. Gore; The Supreme Court will never be able to settle another presidential election. That’s a bad thing”

October 25, 2016, 11:35 amBush v. Gore reflections, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

Dahlia Lithwick for Slate.

“Why the Justice Dept. Will Have Far Fewer Watchdogs in Polling Places”

October 24, 2016, 7:50 amelection administration, Supreme Court, The Voting Wars, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

Eric Lichtblau for the NYT: The federal observer program has really been a hallmark of the Justice Department’s voting rights work,” Kristen Clarke, the director of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, said. That effort “has really… Continue reading

Justice Ginsburg’s Hint on SCOTUS Appointments to Come

October 23, 2016, 7:03 pmSupreme CourtRick Hasen

Joan Biskupic for CNN: In a wide-ranging interview in July, Ginsburg lamented the stalled Garland nomination. I asked if she would ever try to help his prospects by passing word to Clinton of her own possible retirement in the near… Continue reading

“Souter warned of a Trump-like candidate in prescient remarks”

October 21, 2016, 7:54 pmcampaigns, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

Maddow blog.

On KCRW’s To the Point: “Would Divided Government Mean Gridlock?”

October 21, 2016, 2:16 pmcampaigns, Supreme Court, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

I was a guest on this show with the great Warren Olney: GOP candidates point with alarm at Hillary Clinton’s Supreme Court nominees, free college tuition and “Big Government” that’s bigger than ever. Advocates for Republicans are almost saying… Continue reading

“Fear-Mongering about Citizens United Undermines Faith in Elections”

October 21, 2016, 10:09 amcampaign finance, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

Mona Charen for National Review.

“The Supreme Court’s Election Day ‘Doomsday scenario”

October 20, 2016, 8:28 pmSupreme Court, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Ariane de Vote reports for CNN.

Wake Up Progressives: The 2016 Election is Now All About the Supreme Court and Every Issue You Care About

October 19, 2016, 10:15 amSupreme CourtRick Hasen

Tonight’s debate is going to focus in part on the Supreme Court, and for very good reason. Barring some bombshell, the 2016 presidential election is over, and Hillary Clinton will beat Donald Trump. But control of the United States Senate… Continue reading

“Progressives ponder the unthinkable — a postelection Supreme Court blockade”

October 19, 2016, 7:38 amSupreme CourtRick Hasen

Weigel.

“Challenges to State Voter ID Laws Signal Our Need for a Ninth Justice”

October 18, 2016, 8:32 amelection administration, Supreme Court, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

David Gans for the NLJ.

Is Sen. McCain Saying Republicans Will Block a Hillary Clinton Nominee for Supreme Court?

October 17, 2016, 9:59 amSupreme CourtRick Hasen

CNN: Later in the interview, McCain used the opportunity to make the case for fellow Republican Sen. Pat Toomey, who is locked in a close battle to retain his Senate seat in Pennsylvania. McCain promised that Republicans would be “united… Continue reading

“The Supreme Court Is Being Hypocritical”

October 11, 2016, 7:49 amconflict of interest laws, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

Gabe Roth NYT oped: So went another case in what I call the court’s self-referential docket. Each year, the justices hear a handful of suits that have parallels with how they act as stewards of their institution. But instead of… Continue reading