“US Supreme Court ‘Punts’ On Wisconsin Gerrymandering Case”
Wisconsin Public Radio reports.
Category Archives: Supreme Court
Participating in ACS’s “The 2017-2018 Supreme Court Review” on June 28
“Three reasons to (cautiously) celebrate Supreme Court on gerrymandering”
Josh Douglas for CNN Opinion.
“Justice Kennedy Still Won’t Rule on Gerrymandering”
I have written this piece for Slate. It begins:
Justice Hamlet lives.
For years, those who’d like the Supreme Court to rein in partisan gerrymanders have been teeing up cases with various theories to try to get Justice Anthony Kennedy,… Continue reading
“The Supreme Court Made a Good Decision on Election Law; In praise of the ruling in Minnesota Voters Alliance v. Mansky.”
I have written this piece for Slate. It begins:
Not every Supreme Court decision about elections is a disaster, and the ruling in Minnesota Voters Alliance v. Mansky striking down Minnesota’s very broad ban on wearing political apparel in polling… Continue reading
“Divided over partisan election maps, Supreme Court could learn a lesson from divided college campus”
Richard Wolf for USA Today.
“No bright line ruling likely on SCOTUS gerrymandering cases”
Barry Burden and Rob Yablon for The Hill.
Breaking: Supreme Court on 7-2 Vote Holds Minnesota’s Ban on Political Apparel at the Polling Place Unconstitutionally Overbroad
You can read the majority opinion by Chief Justice Roberts (with a dissent from Sotomayor, joined by Breyer) at this link.
[My analysis to come.]
“Sonia Sotomayor Is the Only Justice to Connect Voter Purge Laws With Their Real-Life Consequences”
Imani Gandy for Rewire.
“Voter Registration’s Disappointing Day at the Court”
Justin Levitt for ACS on the Husted decision.
My First Post at Just Security: “Will the Supreme Court’s Understanding of the First Amendment Thwart Laws Aimed at Limiting Foreign Influence in U.S. Elections?”
I have written this post for Just Security, which is the second in their series on potential legal gaps exposed by events related to the 2016 election. It begins:
By now everyone is familiar with attempts by the Russian government… Continue reading
“The Supreme Court Blesses Voter Purges”
Smart Garrett Epps in the Atlantic.
Roundup of Stories on Husted Ohio Voter Purge Case via How Appealing
You can find it here.
And see my earlier Slate piece, “Sonia Sotomayor’s Dissent in the Big Voter Purge Case Points to How the Law Might Still Be Struck Down”
“Ohio’s voter purges were upheld by the Supreme Court. That doesn’t make them defensible.”
Daniel Nichanian for NBC Think.