Category Archives: Supreme Court

DC Circuit Panel, with Garland Recused, Queues Up New Campaign Finance Challenge for En Banc Review

April 26, 2016, 10:13 amcampaign finance, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

Today Judges Randolph and Henderson, with Garland not participating, held that a trial court erred in refusing to certify for en banc DC Circuit review a challenge to federal election law’s limits on how much an individual may contribute “per… Continue reading

“As McDonnell awaits Supreme Court, another governor watches from prison”

April 26, 2016, 9:36 ambribery, chicanery, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

Bob Barnes for WaPo: Along with the state officials and law professors who are happy that the Supreme Court this week is reviewing the corruption conviction of former Virginia governor Robert F. McDonnell, add inmate No. 24775-001 at the federal… Continue reading

“Will Citizens United Save Bob McDonnell From Prison?”

April 26, 2016, 9:27 ambribery, campaign finance, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

Stephanie Mencimer for Mother Jones.

Breaking and Analysis: Federal District Court Upholds Restrictive NC Voting Law in 485-Page Opinion

April 25, 2016, 6:16 pmelection administration, Supreme Court, The Voting Wars, voter id, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

Federal district court judge Thomas Schroeder has issued this 485-page opinion considering constitutional and Voting Rights Act challenges to North Carolina’s 2013 restrictive voting law (which I have discussed in a number of places including this Harvard Law Review forum… Continue reading

“Supreme Court Unanimously Upholds Arizona Redistricting Plan”

April 25, 2016, 7:36 amredistricting, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

Lisa Sorenen on Harris case at NCSL blog.

“Supreme Court Upholds Arizona’s Redrawn Legislative Map”

April 21, 2016, 7:42 amredistricting, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

Adam Liptak in the NYT.

Lyle Denniston Preview of Gov McDonnell #SCOTUS Argument April 27

April 20, 2016, 8:47 ambribery, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

Here at SCOTUSBlog.

“Voting, Spending, and the Right to Participate”

April 20, 2016, 8:34 amcampaign finance, Supreme Court, voting, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

Rob Yablon has posted this draft on SSRN (forthcoming, Northwestern University Law Review). Here is the abstract: While the law governing the electoral process has changed dramatically in the past decade, one thing has stayed the same: Courts and commentators… Continue reading

Breaking: #SCOTUS Unanimously Rejects AZ Redistricting Challenge: Analysis

April 20, 2016, 7:07 amredistricting, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

The Supreme Court in a short, unanimous opinion by Justice Breyer, has rejected challenges to Arizona’s state redistricting done by commission. The Court held that it is permissible to deviate from perfect population in drawing state legislative district lines… Continue reading

“Major Wisconsin cases could hang in balance at short-handed Supreme Court”

April 19, 2016, 8:00 amSupreme CourtRick Hasen

Patrick Marley: Having the U.S. Supreme Court short one justice for the foreseeable future could affect Wisconsin cases dealing with voter ID, abortion, an investigation of Gov. Scott Walker’s campaign and how legislative districts are drawn. The high-stakes case… Continue reading

“‘1-Person-1-Vote’ Decision Relies On Misreading of Federalist Papers”

April 19, 2016, 7:46 amredistricting, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

Ilya Shapiro and Thomas Berry oped in the NLJ.

A Wild Guess on #SCOTUS Special Opinion Monday: Texas Voter ID

April 17, 2016, 12:21 pmelection administration, Supreme Court, The Voting Wars, voter id, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

Lyle Denniston reported at SCOTUSBlog: “The Supreme Court, altering its usual agenda, will issue one or more opinions in argued cases on Monday of next week, as well as on the more normal days of Tuesday and Wednesday, according to… Continue reading

“No sane judge would pass Bernie Sanders’ Supreme Court litmus test”

April 17, 2016, 11:57 amcampaign finance, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

Michael McGough for LA Times Opinion: Sanders was asked if he would ask President Obama to withdraw his nomination of Judge Merrick Garland if Sanders won the election. Sanders answered yes and added this: “I think that we need a… Continue reading

“The Power Canons”

April 15, 2016, 4:53 pmstatutory interpretation, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

Lisa Heinzerling has posted this draft on SSRN (forthcoming, William and Mary Law Review). Here is the abstract: With three recent decisions – UARG v. EPA, King v. Burwell, and Michigan v. EPA – the Supreme Court has embraced a… Continue reading