“Crossing State Lines: The Supreme Court’s conservatives may be preparing an attack on states’ ability to combat partisan gerrymandering.”
Mark Stern for Slate.
Category Archives: Supreme Court
“Paul Smith and Marcia Coyle in Conversation: Gerrymandering at the Supreme Court”
“The Supreme Court’s Elections Clause dilemma in Pennsylvania”
Lyle Denniston for Constitution Daily.
“Millions of Voters Will Cast Ballots in November in Unconstitutionally Gerrymandered Districts”
Pema Levy for Mother Jones:
This fall, millions of voters will cast ballots in legislative districts that have been deemed unconstitutional. Courts have repeatedly tossed out Republican-drawn electoral maps for excessive gerrymandering, but those maps will remain in effect through… Continue reading
Quote of the Day: Partisan Gerrymandering Edition
“I liked working for them in ’02,…“because I’d sit down with a lawyer and they’d say, ‘I like competitive maps. When a map is competitive, we can win on the merits.’ By the time I get around to 2011, they’ve… Continue reading
Justice Alito (Belatedly) Calls for Response in PA Congressional Gerrymandering Case
After a strange period of delay which I thought signaled a denial of a stay was coming in this case, Justice Alito has requested a response in this case, due Friday Feb. 2 at 4 pm.
(The petitioner Republican legislators… Continue reading
“Common Cause Files & Coordinates Bipartisan Amici in Landmark Supreme Court Challenge to Maryland Democrats’ Partisan Gerrymander”
Release:
Today, Common Cause joined an ideologically diverse group of governors, members of Congress, local government leaders, and others in filing amicus briefs urging the Supreme Court to put an end to partisan gerrymandering. On March 28, the Court will… Continue reading
“When a T-Shirt Gets You in Trouble at the Voting Booth”
Love the kicker on this new Adam Liptak Sidebar column on the Minn. political apparel case:
Similar problems have arisen in the Supreme Court’s backyard. A few years ago, I saw a court police officer order a man… Continue reading
Justice Alito Has Not Yet Acted on Pa. Congressional Gerrymandering Stay Request from Pa. Legislative Republicans. Why?
On Thursday, Pennsylvania Republicans sought to stop a Pa Supreme Court order requiring that the state’s congressional districts be redrawn because they violate the state Constitution.
The claim to the United States Supreme Court is an extreme long shot because… Continue reading
“Koch-aligned group already prepping for next Supreme Court fight”
McClatchy:
There aren’t any openings on the Supreme Court, but that’s not stopping a major conservative group with ties to the billionaire Koch brothers from mobilizing for the next vacancy anyway.
Americans for Prosperity has hired a vice president of… Continue reading
“Republicans in Pennsylvania ask the Supreme Court to restore their map”
Steve Mazie blogs for The Economist.
“The Disparate Impact Canon”
Michael Morley has posted this draft on SSRN (forthcoming, U Pa L. Rev. Online). Here is the abstract:
During a recent oral argument, Justice Sonia Sotomayor raised the possibility of rejecting a proposed interpretation of a federal statute, the National… Continue reading
Pennsylvania Republican Legislators File Longshot Bid with the Supreme Court to Get It To Delay Redistricting Ordered by PA Supreme Court to Cure Partisan Gerrrymandering
Here’s the filing.
Here’s why it is a long shot.
First question is whether Justice Alito (responsible for emergency petitions coming from the 3rd Circuit) will order a response.
Pennsylvania Plaintiffs, in Opposition to Stay Request in Partisan Gerrymandering Case in State Supreme Court, Lay Down Case Against SCOTUS Review
Interesting discussion of the Elections Clause issue I flagged here.