Category Archives: Supreme Court

Floyd Abrams Speech on First Amendment Discusses McCutcheon, Citizens United

March 18, 2015, 7:31 amcampaign finance, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

Via Concurring Opinions: You may agree or disagree with the positions we took or the clients for whom we took them. But one thing is common to all of the examples I have just cited to you. No one… Continue reading

Burt Neuborne Book Event With Jeff Rosen in DC

March 16, 2015, 11:39 amcampaign finance, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

Details for March 20 event on Madison’s Music: On Reading the First Amendment.

Ron Collins on Larry Tribe on Whether Citizens United Was Rightly Decided

March 13, 2015, 1:12 pmcampaign finance, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

Here.

“Court ruling drowned politics in dark money”

March 12, 2015, 5:20 pmcampaign finance, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

Ciara Torres-Spelliscy oped.

Bipartisan Measure Proposed to Required Redistricting Commissions for Federal Redistricting

March 11, 2015, 9:08 pmcitizen commissions, Elections Clause, redistricting, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

The Hill reports. Even if such a measure passed (not bloody likely), it could well be unconstitutional.

Amicus Brief in Same Sex Marriage Cases Stresses Right of Married Couples to Make Political Contributions

March 11, 2015, 1:08 pmcampaign finance, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

Interesting (via Ken Doyle).

“A New Approach to Coordination Between Super PACs and Candidates in Political Fundraising”

March 11, 2015, 12:34 pmcampaign finance, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

New Harvard Law Review note: Employing the principles of the state campaign finance regimes, section III.A proposes a potential framework for the FEC and state election agencies to use in redefining existing understandings of “coordination” to account for coordinated fundraising… Continue reading

“Why ‘Cert. Denied’ Can Be the Sweetest Two Words”

March 9, 2015, 8:06 pmSupreme CourtRick Hasen

Ciara Torres-Spelliscy blogs.

“Potential redistricting reset could tighten California Democrats’ grip”

March 8, 2015, 4:15 pmcitizen commissions, Elections Clause, redistricting, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

LA Times: A U..S. Supreme Court case that could force California to redraw its congressional districts has stirred up fears of a return to partisan gerrymandering, a divisive process that has been criticized for both cementing and crushing political… Continue reading

Supreme Court to Consider WI Voter ID Cert Petition at March 20 Conference

March 6, 2015, 2:59 pmelection administration, Supreme Court, The Voting Wars, voter id, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

Docket. The North Carolina case is a bit further behind, with the opposition brief from the League of Women Voters due today.

“Continuing Constitutional Difficulties in Implementing the Voting Rights Act”

March 6, 2015, 8:56 amSupreme Court, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

Ilya Shapiro: Sue Evenwel is a citizen of the United States and of the state of Texas. She is a registered voter in Titus County and regularly votes in local and state elections. How is it, then, that Ms.… Continue reading

“The Supreme Court and the Power of the People”

March 6, 2015, 8:44 amdirect democracy, Elections Clause, redistricting, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

Michael Li: A good advocate tries to make things simple, and sitting through Monday’s U.S. Supreme Court hearing over the constitutionality of Arizona’s independent redistricting commission, it was clear — if there had been any doubt — that former… Continue reading

“A Note on Redistricting Initiatives, Legislatures and the Popular Will”

March 5, 2015, 3:27 pmElections Clause, redistricting, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

Bauer blogs.

“Measuring Political Power: Suspect Class Determinations and the Poor”

March 5, 2015, 11:41 amSupreme CourtRick Hasen

Bertrall Ross and Su Li have posted this draft on SSRN (forthcoming, California Law Review). Here is the abstract: Which classes are considered suspect under equal protection doctrine? The answer determines whether courts will defer to legislatures and other government… Continue reading