“Republicans in Pennsylvania ask the Supreme Court to restore their map”
Steve Mazie blogs for The Economist.
Category Archives: Supreme Court
“The Disparate Impact Canon”
Michael Morley has posted this draft on SSRN (forthcoming, U Pa L. Rev. Online). Here is the abstract:
During a recent oral argument, Justice Sonia Sotomayor raised the possibility of rejecting a proposed interpretation of a federal statute, the National… Continue reading
Pennsylvania Republican Legislators File Longshot Bid with the Supreme Court to Get It To Delay Redistricting Ordered by PA Supreme Court to Cure Partisan Gerrrymandering
Here’s the filing.
Here’s why it is a long shot.
First question is whether Justice Alito (responsible for emergency petitions coming from the 3rd Circuit) will order a response.
Pennsylvania Plaintiffs, in Opposition to Stay Request in Partisan Gerrymandering Case in State Supreme Court, Lay Down Case Against SCOTUS Review
Interesting discussion of the Elections Clause issue I flagged here.
North Carolina Seeks SCOTUS Stay to Stop Use of New Districts Ordered to Solve Racial Gerrymandering; Reasons for Doubt
Here’s the pleading (via Amy Howe).
As I recently explained,
There are two reasons to give such a stay order lower chances in this case. First, this is a case on remand from SCOTUS, where there have already… Continue reading
SCOTUSBlog Symposium on Minnesota Political Apparel at the Polls Case, Mansky
Symposium before the oral argument in Minnesota Voters Alliance v. Mansky
Special Feature: Special Feature: Symposium before the oral argument in Minnesota Voters Alliance v. Mansky
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01.24.18
Daniel I. Weiner and Christopher R. Deluzio
Symposium: Whose … Continue reading
Maryland Partisan Gerrymandering Case, Benisek v. Lamone, Set for March 28 Oral Argument at SCOTUS
So reports Mark Sherman.
“The Courts Take Aim at Partisan Gerrymandering”
Jeff Toobin in the New Yorker.
“’Civil Right No. 1:’ Dr. King’s Unfinished Voting Rights Revolution”
I have posted this draft on SSRN, which is forthcoming in a special symposium issue of the University of Memphis Law Review commemorating the 50th anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King. (More about that symposium here.) … Continue reading
Pennsylvania Supreme Court Strikes Congressional Districts on State Law Grounds; And There’s a Longshot Theory to Get SCOTUS Review
Today the Pennsylvania Supreme Court on state law grounds held the state’s congressional districting violated the state constitution. It ordered the state legislature to submit a plan with compact and contiguous districts. If it can’t get a plan signed by… Continue reading
“Eight years after Citizens United, it’s time for bold ways to fix democracy”
Liz Kennedy and Alex Tausanovitch oped in The Hill.
“Drawing the Line on Redistricting”
New Bruce Cain column in the American Interest:
The Supreme Court has decided to review three partisan redistricting cases this term. One case centers on an alleged Republican partisan gerrymander in Wisconsin (Gill v. Whitford), another on an alleged Democratic… Continue reading
North Carolina redistricting – where we’re at
Justin here: just a quick note for those trying desperately to keep track of what’s where in North Carolina redistricting given the last few days. (This is the really short version.) Don’t worry, this’ll all change by the time you… Continue reading
Breaking and Analysis: Three Judge Court in North Carolina Racial Gerrymandering Case Unanimously Adopts Special Master Plans for Remedying Violations; Next Stop SCOTUS?
In a unanimous and expected opinion and order (92 page pdf), the three judge court in the Covington case, on remand from the U.S. Supreme Court, adopted special master Nate Persily’s plan to adopt new legislative districts to… Continue reading