Category Archives: Supreme Court
Judge Gorsuch Likely to Join SCOTUS in April, Hearing Full Cases in October, Barring Filibuster/Nuclear Option
So reports Roll Call.
“The Supreme Court Confirmation Argument, and Limits”
Judge Gorsuch on Election Law Cases
Analyses by the Campaign Legal Center and Center for Competitive Politics.
I’ll be posting more of my own views later down the line.
WI Republican Legislature Bringing in Paul Clement to Defend Partisan Gerrymandering at SCOTUS at Taxpayer Expense
Patrick Marley reports (noting Clement’s going rate is $1,300 per hour at taxpayer expense).
“Cooper not tipping hand on whether he’ll withdraw NC voter ID appeal”
WRAL:
In a blog post and a Slate Magazine column Thursday, election law expert Richard Hasen suggests Gov. Roy Cooper could score a victory for opponents of North Carolina’s voter ID law by scuttling the state’s appeal of a 4th … Continue reading
“There’s a Simple Step North Carolina’s New Governor Could Take to Strengthen Voting Rights; But he’d better move fast.”
I have written this piece for Slate. It begins:
The future of voting rights in the medium to long term is not rosy. President Donald Trump is making false claims that millions of voters fraudulently cast ballots in the 2016… Continue reading
“Senate Democrats In Political Quagmire Over Supreme Court Nomination”
Nina Totenberg on NPR’s Morning Edition talked to Ron Klain, Neal Katyal, and me about whether Democrats can and should try to filibuster Judge Gorsuch.
“We have a standard for judging partisan gerrymandering. The Supreme Court should use it.”
McGann, Smith, Latner, and Keena for The Monkey Cage:
In our book, we show that the partisan symmetry standard can be logically derived from the equal treatment of individual voters, based on recent results in social choice theory. In… Continue reading
Trump Administration Got Judge Hardiman to Hit the Road to Build Suspense for #SCOTUS Announcement
Wisconsin Going to Spend Big Bucks for Outside Counsel to Defend at #SCOTUS Against Partisan Gerrymandering Claim
“A Short Amendment for Supreme Court Term Limits”
Matthew Frank has posted this draft on SSRN.
Will Senate Democrats Filibuster Judge Neil Gorsuch for the Supreme Court? Should They?
President Trump has nominated Judge Neil Gorsuch of the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit to replace Justice Antonin Scalia, who died back in February. Judge Gorsuch is an extremely able and well respected, but deeply… Continue reading
CNN: Senate Democrats Ready to Cave on Supreme Court Nominee
They’d rather hold their fire for a SECOND Trump appointment to SCOTUS.
As I said, a pivotal moment for Democrats.