“Supreme Court Rules Against Alabama in Redistricting Case”
Adam Liptak reports for the NYT.
Category Archives: Supreme Court
Opinion Analysis: A Small Victory for Minority Voters, or a Case with “Profound” Constitutional Implications?
[cross-posted at SCOTUSBlog.]
It is easy to read the Supreme Court’s 5-4 decision in Alabama Legislative Black Caucus v. Alabama and Alabama Democratic Conference v. Alabama as a mostly inconsequential case giving a small, and perhaps only temporary,… Continue reading
Breaking: Supreme Court Reverses and Remands 5-4 in Alabama Redistricting Case
The opinion and dissents are here. My @SCOTUSBlog case preview of Alabama case: http://www.scotusblog.com/?p=220511 Argument analysis: http://www.scotusblog.com/?p=221453 Opinion analysis coming at SCOTUSBlog.
“Constitution Check: Have voter ID laws survived a new round of challenges?”
Lyle Denniston writes for the National Constitution Center.
Wisconsin Voter ID Cert Denial Roundup
“Supreme Court Declines To Hear Challenge To Strict Wisconsin Voter ID Law”
Pam Fessler reports for NPR.
“Wisconsin Decides Not to Enforce Voter ID Law”
Don’t get too excited by this NYT headline; WI is only holding off for the next election:
The Supreme Court on Monday turned away a challenge to a Wisconsin law that requires prospective voters to provide photo identification before… Continue reading
“SCOTUS lets Wisconsin voter ID law stand; jurists see silver lining”
“First Amendment, ‘Patron Saint’ of Protesters, Is Embraced by Corporations”
Fascinating Adam Liptak Siderbar column referencing a number of pieces of scholarship we’ve seen here over at ELB.
A Blessing in Disguise? The Supreme Court’s Refusal to Hear Wisconsin Voter ID Case
This morning the Supreme Court without comment refused to take up Frank v. Walker, the Wisconsin voter id case. Taking the case to the Supreme Court divided the civil rights community. As I noted last week, those who hoped… Continue reading
“Leveling the Playing Field? The Role of Public Campaign Funding in Elections”
Tilman Klumpp, Hugo Mialon, and Michael Williams have posted this draft on SSRN (forthcoming, American Law and Economics Review).
In a series of First Amendment cases, the U.S. Supreme Court established that government may regulate campaign finance, but not if… Continue reading
Bauer on Abrams, Tribe, and Citizens United
Two Election Law Cases Lead off @SCOTUSBlog’s Petitions to Watch List for Mar. 20 Conference
Here:
Frank v. Walker
14-803
Issue: (1) Whether a state’s voter ID law violates the Equal Protection Clause where, unlike in Crawford v. Marion County Election Board, the evidentiary record establishes that the law substantially burdens the voting… Continue reading
DOJ’s Silence on the Wisconsin Voter ID Case Before SCOTUS
Linda Greenhouse joins the chorus of people calling for the Supreme Court to agree to hear Frank v. Walker, the Wisconsin voter id case, up for a Supreme Court conference vote on Friday. (I think it is very unlikely… Continue reading