“Symposium: Misguided hysteria over Evenwel v. Abbott”
Rick Pildes on Evenwel at SCOTUSBlog.
Category Archives: Supreme Court
Justice Ginsburg Speaks on Citizens United, Arizona Redistricting
The Justice spoke at Duke. She said this about Citizens United (via Adam Liptak):
The court’s worst blunder, she said, was its 2010 decision in Citizens United “because of what has happened to elections in the United States and… Continue reading
Ilya Shapiro on Evenwel
Here, at the SCOTUSBlog symposium.
My submission to the symposium should post Friday.
“The New Elections Clause”
Michael Morley has posted this draft on SSRN. Here is the abstract:
The Supreme Court’s recent ruling in Arizona State Legislature v. Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission (“AIRC”) lays to rest several pressing disputes concerning the Elections Clause of the U.S.… Continue reading
“Are Voters Ready to Cast a Vote Against the Supreme Court?”
Greg Stohr writes for Bloomberg.
I have a current project in the works on this question.
“The new look at ‘one person, one vote,’ made simple”
Lyle Denniston for SCOTUSBlog. “Editor’s note: This post examines two cases the Supreme Court will review at its next Term: Evenwel v. Abbott, and Harris v. Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission. This post will be followed this week by… Continue reading
Two on Campaign Finance in Washington Times
Stephen Klein – Campaign Finance Reform Can’t Punish Free Speech
Alan Morrison –It’s Buckley, Not Citizens United, That Created Massive Spending
“In Defense of the Equal Sovereignty Principle”
Thomas Colby has posted this draft on SSRN (forthcoming Duke LJ). Here is the abstract:
The Supreme Court of the United States based its landmark decision in Shelby County v. Holder on the proposition that the Constitution contains “a fundamental… Continue reading
Lyle Denniston Sees Potential #SCOTUS Review in Wisconsin John Doe/Delaware Disclosure Express Advocacy Cases
Justice Alito on Citizens United, Redistricting in Bill Kristol Interview
Transcript (video):
KRISTOL: And I read somewhere that [your father] sort of personally had to do the redistricting of the legislative district after the Supreme Court insisted on one man, one vote.
ALITO: I remember lying in bed… Continue reading
Doonesbury on CJ Roberts and the Voting Wars
“The Latest Gerrymander: Voters Instead of People”
Kimberly Robinson on #SCOTUS Term, @UCILaw Term-in-Review
“Justice Scalia: Why he’s a bad influence”
Erwin Chemerinsky LAT oped:
Justice Antonin Scalia is setting a terrible example for young lawyers. Ignore, for now, his jurisprudence, his famously strict originalism; it’s his tone that’s the problem.
I have taught argumentation for many years, first as an… Continue reading