“SCOTUS to hear case that could set back Latino voting power”
Zack Roth reports for MSNBC.
One interesting question is how any rule in Evenwel would match up with requirements of Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act.
Category Archives: Supreme Court
“The Man Behind the Newest Supreme Court Voting Case; Justices agree to review ‘one person, one vote’ doctrine in Texas redistricting case. “
Tony Mauro
Edward Blum, the mastermind behind successful U.S. Supreme Court challenges to affirmative action and the federal Voting Rights Act, has done it again—this time, in a case that could reshape the way voting districts are drawn nationwide.
A Reminder About Justice Alito and One Person One Vote
With today’s SCOTUS decision to hear Evenwel, here’s an ELB post from Jan. 10, 2006:
JUDGE ALITO STATES WHAT HE MEANT BY ONE PERSON, ONE VOTE CRITICISM IN 1985 JOB APPLICATION
In this Findlaw column, I questioned what… Continue reading
“Supreme Court to hear Texas Senate districts case”
Mark Sherman reports for AP on the Evenwel case (though that same headline probably could have been written for a number of other cases).
“Lots at stake for California voters as SCOTUS to hear arguments on drawing districts”
Andrew Grossman and I talked about the Evenwel case today on Airtalk. Audio should be posted there soon.
What the Supreme Court Said in the 1960s About Complying with One Person, One Vote
With the Supreme Court’s decision to hear Evenwel today on whether it is permissible to include non-voters (including non-citizens) in drawing legislative districts, it is worth remembering what the Supreme Court said about this in the 1966 case, Burns v. … Continue reading
“Major test on voter equality set for review”
Lyle Denniston on Evenwel.
“Super PACs test Sen. Lindsey Graham’s commitment to campaign finance reform”
Mary Troyan for Gannett:
Voters will grow weary of super PACs’ influence, he said.
“I think over time, there will be a real re-evaluation after this election cycle over the role that some of these PACs play,” Graham said.
He… Continue reading
“Four Words That Imperil Health Care Law Were All a Mistake, Writers Now Say”
Must-read deep dive into legislative drafting of challenged ACA provision by Robert Pear NYT.
“Supreme Court ‘Litmus Test’ Emerges in White House Race”
Tony Mauro:
Unusually explicit comments this month by Democratic presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders have resurrected the debate over the propriety of establishing “litmus tests” for potential U.S. Supreme Court nominees.
First Sanders and then Clinton said… Continue reading
Breaking News: #SCOTUS to Hear One Person, One Vote Case
In a surprise move, the Supreme Court agreed to hear an appeal from a three judge court in Evenwel v. Abbott, a one-person, one vote case involving the counting of non-citizens in the creation of electoral districts. Ed Blum,… Continue reading
New Bill to Blunt Effect of Bad #SCOTUS Redistricting Ruling in Arizona Case
Within the next month or so, the Supreme Court is poised to issue its opinion in Arizona State Legislature v. Arizona State Redistricting Commission. The key question is whether state can use independent redistricting commissions (without the involvement of… Continue reading
“Florida gyrocopter mail carrier pleads not guilty as supporters pick up his cause (w/video)”
“A Court Failing the Nation”
Gene Nichol on the Supreme Court and campaign finance at the ACS blog.