Category Archives: Supreme Court
Nice WaPo Graphics on Supreme Court Justice Public Appearances
They are in this Bob Barnes story on Justices at the Harvard bicentennial. You can find them directly here and here.
It is based upon my work for the Green Bag on Celebrity Justice, as well as the… Continue reading
Ohio Voter Purge Case Switched to January Calendar
NEW: Supreme Court has taken Ohio voting purge case off its November calendar because petitioners had to switch lawyers
— Lawrence Hurley (@lawrencehurley) October 27, 2017
“Will Politics Tarnish the Supreme Court’s Legitimacy?”
Linda Greenhouse on CJ Roberts, Gill, and the voter id cases, making points similar to those I made after the oral argument in Gill.
“Dark Money Group Received Massive Donation In Fight Against Obama’s Supreme Court Nominee”
MapLight:
A dark money organization that spent $7 million to block former President Obama’s Supreme Court pick received just three donations between 2015 and 2016, but one transaction really counted: A single $17.9 million contribution from a mystery donor.
The… Continue reading
“The Only Institution in the United States That Can Solve This Problem”
Torres-Spelliscy on Gill.
Friday’s First Amendment Law Review Symposium on Fake News to Be Webcast
Great event coming up, but you’ve got to sign up by Wed. to watch. Details.
I’ll be presenting my paper, Cheap Speech and What It Has Done (to American Democracy).
“Does Chief Justice Roberts fear gobbledygook? Or is that just baloney?”
Nice Bob Barnes at WaPo.
Collins and Skover on: The Judge: 26 Machiavellian Lessons
Yesterday I had the pleasure of hearing Ron Collins and David Skover speak at an event at the 9th Circuit (moderated by Judge Kozinski) on their new book, The Judge: 26 Machiavellian Lessons. (Judge Kozinski reviewed the book… Continue reading
Abrams v. Werthheimer on Whether Citizens United Was a “Disaster”
Fred Wertheimer published an op-ed in the Huffington Post, “Citizens United Has Been a Disaster for the Country.” It rebuts claims made by Floyd Abrams in The Wall Street Journal in an op-ed entitled “The Citizens United … Continue reading
Fowler: “The Negative Effect Fallacy, Gobbledygook, and the Use of Quantitative Evidence in the Supreme Court”
The following is a guest post from Anthony Fowler:
The Negative Effect Fallacy, Gobbledygook, and the Use of Quantitative Evidence in the Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has a mixed track record when it comes to quantitative evidence, and that… Continue reading
Texas, with Paul Clement on Brief, Files SCOTUS Jurisdictional Statement in Congressional Redistricting Case
“The Supreme Court is Allergic to Math”
538, heavy on the redistricting cases.
“How the Supreme Court Can Soothe U.S. Political Strife: Curbing gerrymandering would encourage politicians to reach across the partisan aisle.”
Al Hunt for Bloomberg View.