Category Archives: Supreme Court

“With 40th Anniversary of Buckley v. Valeo, Demos Reports Examine Money in Politics at the SCOTUS”

December 15, 2015, 2:57 pmcampaign finance, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

Demos: Next year won’t just mark the most expensive and big money-dominated election in U.S. history–it is also the 40th anniversary of the Supreme Court case that set the basic structure of campaign finance law. In Buckley at 40… Continue reading

“Realizing the Right to Vote: The Story of Thornburg v. Gingles”

December 15, 2015, 6:16 amredistricting, Supreme Court, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

Dan Tokaji has posted this draft on SSRN (forthcoming, Election Law Stories). Here is the abstract; Justice William Brennan’s opinion in Thornburg v. Gingles is among the most consequential and enduring in the election law canon. Gingles established a three-part… Continue reading

“Bush v. Gore Fifteen Years Later: The Supreme Court and American Democracy”

December 14, 2015, 8:25 pmBush v. Gore reflections, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

[Bumping to the top with news that Curt Levey is joining the panel.] Really looking forward to this event on December 15: Bush v. Gore Fifteen Years Later: The Supreme Court and American Democracy Tuesday, December 15, 2015 12:00… Continue reading

“Hurdles for Changing ‘One Person, One Vote'”

December 14, 2015, 8:11 pmredistricting, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

Jost on Justice.

‘How Children Emerged as Key Players in ‘One Person, One Vote’ Case’

December 14, 2015, 4:10 pmredistricting, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

Tony Mauro fascinating column on Evenwel.

Andrew Grossman and Nate Persily Talk Evenwel with Dahlia Lithwick

December 14, 2015, 2:26 pmredistricting, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

On the Slate Amicus podcast.

“Bush v. Gore as Precedent in Ohio and Beyond”

December 14, 2015, 1:55 pmBush v. Gore reflections, Supreme Court, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

I have written this post for the ACS Blog: Almost from the moment in December 2000 that the Supreme Court decided its controversial opinion in Bush v. Gore ending the recount in Florida, there has been great debate about whether… Continue reading

“Judge suggests conditional ruling on Va. congressional districts”

December 14, 2015, 10:46 amredistricting, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

Richmond Times-Dispatch: A three-judge federal panel in Richmond might choose a fix for the constitutionally flawed 3rd congressional district, but make its imposition of a new map conditional on a later ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court. U.S. District Judge… Continue reading

“Weighing ‘one person, one vote’ and ‘no taxation without representation'”

December 13, 2015, 12:18 pmredistricting, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

Reader reactions to my recent LAT oped on Evenwel.

“Bush vs. Gore’s ironic legal legacy”

December 13, 2015, 12:13 pmBush v. Gore reflections, election administration, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

Jamie Raskin has written this LA Times oped: Fifteen years after Bush vs. Gore, 15 years after the Supreme Court intervened in a presidential election, a single sentence in the majority opinion remains one of the great constitutional brainteasers in… Continue reading

“Bush v. Gore: Where are They Now?”

December 11, 2015, 8:23 pmBush v. Gore reflections, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

CNN photo gallery. Saturday is the 15th anniversary of the case.

“Evenwel v. Abbott: Who Will Count in Our Democracy?”

December 11, 2015, 4:52 pmredistricting, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

Janai Nelson at Hamilton and Griffin on Rights: Nothing is sacred in politics; but certain things should be sacred in a democracy. The Supreme Court argument in Evenwel v. Abbott this past Wednesday proved that not even the well-worn principle… Continue reading