“A Threat to Democracy; Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch would be a gift to wealthy campaign donors.”
Karen Hobert Flynn of Common Cause with this US News oped.
Category Archives: Supreme Court
“McDonnell and the Criminalization of Politics”
George Brown has posted this draft on SSRN (forthcoming, Virginia Journal of Criminal Law). Here is the abstract:
The article begins with a discussion of the critique in order to put McDonnell in context. In particular, I examine what is… Continue reading
“Reform Groups File Amicus Brief Defending Law Limiting Corrupt ‘Soft-Money’ Contributions to State and Local Parties”
“As Trump tweets, legal community turns eyes to John Roberts”
Ariane de Vogue for CNN.
Judge Gorsuch Refused to Make Public His Remarks About Trump Comments on Judiciary Being “Disheartening”
Sen. Schumer NYT oped:
Judge Gorsuch’s behind-closed-doors admission that he felt “disheartened” by President Trump’s attacks on judges could well be akin to Judge Roberts’s “balls and strikes.” Judge Gorsuch told it to me in private; when Senator Richard Blumenthal… Continue reading
“The Supreme Court will examine partisan gerrymandering in 2017. That could change the voting map.”
Bernie Grofman at The Monkey Cage (and to be clear, the Supreme Court has not yet agreed to hear any case raising these issues):
If, in 2017, the court does not specify a manageable standard for identifying unconstitutional partisan gerrymandering,… Continue reading
Trump Tweets Interfering with J. Gorsuch’s Carefully Choreographed Distancing from Trump
I explained the other day why Judge Gorsuch’s mild criticism of Pres. Trump’s statements about judges made for smart politics: mild enough so that Trump would not take offense, but strong enough to give him something credible to say when… Continue reading
“Gorsuch Scores Points by Distancing Himself From Trump”
Tony Mauro for the NLJ.
I made similar points last night in this post.
Judge Gorsuch’s Smart Political Move in Distancing Himself–Just a Bit—from President Trump
In a meeting with Senator Blumenthal, Judge Gorsuch said he was “demoralized” and “disheartened” by the President’s attack on the judiciary (presumably not only in relation to the current dispute over the executive order on immigration). The statement was not… Continue reading
“Tucson asks Supreme Court not to overturn its unique council-election system”
“Schumer Says Gorsuch Avoided His Questions ‘Like the Plague”
Bloomberg:
“The judge today avoided answering questions like the plague,” Schumer told reporters. He said he also asked for Gorsuch’s views on the Supreme Court’s 2010 Citizens United campaign-finance decision and the Constitution’s emoluments clause that bars officeholders like Trump… Continue reading
“Legal challenges leave future NC elections in limbo”
“Race or Party, Party as Race, or Party All the Time: Three Uneasy Approaches to Conjoined Polarization In Redistricting and Voting Cases”
I have posted this draft on SSRN, for the forthcoming symposium on Redistricting after 2020 at William and Mary. I think this piece brings together a lot of my thinking (and others’ thinking) on the “race or party” question… Continue reading
SCOTUSBlog Petition of the Day: Public Integrity Alliance, Inc. v. City of Tucson
Fascinating voting question that the Court could well decide to hear.