“Money and the First Amendment” Conference at CU Boulder, April 14-16
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Jeffrey Rosen is the keynote.
I’ll be doing my full Plutocrats United presentation, with comments by Corey Brettschneider.
Category Archives: Supreme Court
Reform Groups File #SCOTUS Amicus Briefs Opposing Gov. McDonnell’s Citizens United Defense for Bribery
“What if the Supreme Court Were Liberal?”
Erwin Chemerinsky (my boss) in The Atlantic:
Campaign finance. In recent years, the Roberts Court has struck down a number of federal and state laws regulating campaign finance. Most famously, in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission in 2010,… Continue reading
“SCOTUS Rules Districts Be Drawn by Total Population, Not Voter Numbers”
Brentin Mock for CityLab.
Near Final Version of My “Reining in the Purcell Principle” Paper Now Available
Coming out soon in FSU L Rev, but now at SSRN:
About a month before the 2014 election, the United States Supreme Court issued a series of four extraordinary orders in election law cases. Without any explanation, the Court:… Continue reading
“Counting All Persons is the ‘Theory of the Constitution’ When It Comes to Representation”
David Gans on Evenwel.
“Analysis: In Texas Case, Supreme Court Rules Nonvoters are People, Too”
Ross Ramsey for the Texas Tribune:
The court ruled that Texas “may” use population as the basis for the size of its legislative districts. It didn’t say it must, however — that’s not the question the court was asked.
Want… Continue reading
“Fox’s Napolitano Falsely Claims SCOTUS’ Unanimous Voting Rights Decision Could Allow Undocumented Immigrants To Vote”
“Conservatives pounce over Garland meetings”
Politico:
First, the right pounced on Jerry Moran after the Kansas senator cracked the door open to a hearing for Supreme Court nominee Merrick Garland. Now, conservatives are starting to turn on John Boozman.
The Arkansas Republican will meet… Continue reading
“Why won’t Grassley hold Supreme Court hearings? He fears Republicans more than Democrats.”
“SCOTUS Unanimously Rejects Challenge to ‘One Person, One Vote'”
Pete Williams and Zack Roth report for NBC News.
“‘Fully Open’ After Evenwel”
“How a Challenge to Legislative Redistricting Backfired”
Garrett Epps on Evenwel for The Atlantic.