Category Archives: Supreme Court
“3 former California governors back independent redistricting”
Melanie Mason for the LAT on a Ted Olson brief:
Three former California governors are wading in to an Arizona elections case before the Supreme Court that could have major implications on how California draws its congressional and legislative… Continue reading
Brennan Center Amicus Brief in AZ Redistricting Case
Here.
“Evaluating Reform Argument as False, True, Barely Either, or Something Else”
Bauer:
Rick Hasen has twice posted in the last several days a sharp criticism of the President’s fifth anniversary statement about Citizens United. He objects to the assertion that Citizens United opened up the avenue for unlimited foreign corporate… Continue reading
“President Wrong on Citizens United”
Floyd Abrams tells WSJ editorial page that it did not go far enough in its criticism of President Obama and Citizens United.
“Congress Should Step Up to Address Citizens United”
Video of Clandestine Citizens United Protest at #SCOTUS Released
By 99Rise. (No way to confirm its authenticity but it sure jibes with reports of the Wednesday disturbances).
“GOP may abolish Supreme Court filibusters”
Big, inevitable, and to be discussed in my forthcoming book.
“Robes to riches: Money and judicial elections”
Chelsea Priest and Michael Mesitz write in the Stanford Daily on Williams-Yulee.
Reform Groups’ Amicus Brief in SCOTUS Arizona Redistricting Case
Here.
“Justice Scalia’s Sarcasm”
An Arizona judge pens a NYT Letter to the Editor:
Re “Scalia Lands at Top of Sarcasm Index of Justices. Shocking,” by Adam Liptak (Sidebar column, Jan. 20):
My nearly 40-year experience as a litigator and an… Continue reading
“How Citizens United is — and isn’t — to blame for the dark money President Obama hates so much”
“On Same-Sex Marriage, the Supreme Court Will Have to Tackle the Question of Rights”
Garrett Epps:
Since the Supreme Court’s order Friday agreeing to hear four same-sex marriage cases, some professors and reporters have raised a troubling possibility: Could the Court have “stacked the deck” against full marriage equality by the way it… Continue reading