NC Files Reply Brief in #SCOTUS Voting Case; Expect Decision from Court Soon
With this reply, briefing is now complete.
My earlier coverage and predictions.
Thanks to Lawrence Hurley for the document.
Category Archives: Supreme Court
“Yes, Citizens United and Other Court Rulings Led to a Rise in Dark Money”
Paul Blumenthal for HuffPo.
I’d place much more blame on Congress, the FEC, and the IRS for the lack of disclosure, which the Supreme Court fully endorsed in Citizens United and other court rulings.
Was the 7th Circuit’s Voter ID En Banc Order a 4-4 Compromise a la #SCOTUS?
On Friday, I linked to this per curiam order from the Seventh Circuit in the two WI voter id/voting cases, Frank v. Walker and One Wisconsin Now. In the first case, plaintiffs were trying to make it easier for… Continue reading
Plaintiffs in Ohio “Golden Week” Case Seek Stay from 6th Circuit; May Seek Emergency #SCOTUS Relief
On Tuesday, a 6th Circuit panel reversed a trial court’s ruling which had prevented Ohio from eliminating “Golden Week,” a week in which a person could both register to vote (or change a registration) and cast an early ballot. The… Continue reading
“Voter ID in Texas by way of North Carolina?”
Bobby Cervantes in the Houston Chronicle.
Breaking: 7th Circuit Refuses En Banc in Both WI Voter ID Cases; No More Changes Unless #SCOTUS Intervenes
A unanimous 7th Circuit issued this order en banc refusing to place the affidavit requirement to soften voter id back into effect at this point, and rejecting the other cross appeals. This would leave only the Supreme Court as a… Continue reading
“The Government Shouldn’t Get to Do Unconstitutional Things by Only Doing Them for Short Periods of Time”
Ilya Shapiro and Thomas Berry for Cato on a campaign finance PAC-related case with a cert. petition at SCOTUS.
“A Theory of Bribery”
Looking forward to reading this by Deborah Hellman (forthcoming, Cardozo Law Review):
In a unanimous opinion in McDonnell v. United States, the Supreme Court invalidated the conviction of the former Governor of Virginia on charges of bribery and called attention… Continue reading
Ohio Files #SCOTUS Response in Gary Johnson Bid to Be Labeled “Libertarian” on Ohio Ballot
Filing
(and a filing by intervenor Gregory Felsoci (more on Felsoci here).
Justice Kagan can decide this or refer to the full Court. I expect a decision very soon, given the ballot printing deadline of Tuesday.
Thanks to Chris… Continue reading
Breaking: WI Won’t Go to SCOTUS for Emergency Relief in Early Voting Case
Patrick Marley: “AG Brad Schimel will not seek SCOTUS review of 7th Circuit’s early voting decision. Madison/MKE plans for early voting in Sept stay in place.”
I had pegged the chances of emergency relief from the Supreme Court in… Continue reading
“On Voting, North Carolina Case Is Test for Justices”
Jost on Justice:
For Roberts, the case tests his prevailing view in the decision in Shelby County v. Holder to eliminate the Voting Rights Act’s preclearance decision on the ground that things have changed in the South since the… Continue reading
“Inside the Conservative Push for States to Amend the Constitution”
Michael Wines at the NYT with an important, underreported story.
“Williams-Yulee and the Anomaly of Campaign Finance Law”
Noah Lindell has posted this student comment on SSRN (forthcoming, Yale Law Journal). Here is the abstract:
The Supreme Court’s decision in Williams-Yulee v. The Florida Bar watered down First Amendment strict scrutiny analysis for judicial elections. The Court’s trend… Continue reading
Election Litigation 2016: Where Things Stand
With 77 days to go until Election Day, and early voting starting much sooner in some places, here is the major litigation affecting election procedures and voting that I’m watching the most closely:
Wisconsin: One trial judge required Wisconsin officials… Continue reading