Pa Legislative Challengers in Congressional Redistricting Case File Reply with Supreme Court
You can read it here.
Justice Alito or the Court could rule at any time. I’d expect something in the next few days.
Category Archives: Supreme Court
Today at Lunch: Adam Liptak, Sue Bloch and I Will Discuss Justice Scalia’s Legacy at Georgetown Law
Amazon has started shipping out my book, The Justice of Contradictions: Antonin Scalia and the Politics of Disruption, with an official release date of March 20.
Today, I am in DC for this event:
Justice of Contradictions: Discussing Scalia’s… Continue reading
More Briefs Filed at SCOTUS in Pa Congressional Redistricting Case
Here they are, courtesy of the SCOTUS website:
Response to application from respondents League of Women Voters of Pennsylvania, et al. filed.
Main DocumentProof of Service
Mar 05 2018
Response to application from respondents Governor Thomas W. Wolf, et… Continue reading
Neal Katyal Files Brief at SCOTUS for Pa. Governor Wolf Opposing Stay in Partisan Gerrymandering Case
“New Districts In 2018 Unlikely As SCOTUS Continues To Weigh Wisconsin Gerrymandering Lawsuit”
Two Events Today, One at Cardozo Law with Kate Shaw and One at Brennan Center with Joan Biskupic, on My New Scalia Book
The official release date of my book, The Justice of Contradictions: Antonin Scalia and the Politics of Disruption, is March 20, but Amazon is starting to ship books this week.
Here are two events I have today:
Mar. 5 … Continue reading
Big Week Ahead in Pennsylvania Congressional Redistricting Litigation
Today at 3, supporters of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court order curing the partisan gerrymander in the state’s congressional districts will file their opposition to the Pa. Republican legislators emergency motion with Justice Alito to stay the Pa court order. That… Continue reading
“A Voice in the Wilderness: John Paul Stevens, Election Law, and a Theory of Impartial Governance”
Cody Barnett and Josh Douglas have written this draft (forthcoming, William and Mary Law Review). Here is the abstract:
Justice John Paul Stevens turns 98 years old in April 2018. How should we remember his legacy on the Supreme Court?… Continue reading
Oral Argument Audio Now Available in SCOTUS Minnesota Political Apparel Case
“How the Minnesota SCOTUS case could affect what Californians wear to the polls”
I spoke with Larry Mantle of KPCC’s Airtalk. Listen.
Good Example for Minnesota Political Apparel Case at SCOTUS: 2008 Dispute over Whether Toilet “Plungers Represent Support for a Political Candidate”
One of the issues which came out at the oral argument in Minnesota Voters Alliance v,. Mansky is whether election officials can make a good faith effort to determine whether something is political and needs to be excluded from the… Continue reading
New Paper of Mine forthcoming in the Annual Review of Political Science: “Polarization and the Judiciary”
I have written this draft paper for the Annual Review of Political Science (forthcoming 2019). Here is the abstract:
The period of increased polarization in the United States among the political branches and citizenry affects the selection, work, perception, and… Continue reading
Roundup of Stories on Yesterday’s Oral Argument at SCOTUS in the Minnesota Political Apparel Case
Howard has it.
Earlier I posted my thoughts.
Supreme Court Justices Grapple with Difficult Issues at Oral Argument in Minnesota Voters Alliance v. Mansky, the Political Apparel Case
I have just had the chance to read the transcript in Minnesota Voters Alliance v. Mansky. As I indicated in my Slate piece yesterday, the case is a difficult one, not because polling places should be places for political expression… Continue reading