“High Court Fixes Mistake in Ginsburg Voter ID Dissent”
Tony Mauro reports for BLT.
Category Archives: Supreme Court
“The Supreme Court and voting rights; Silent treatment”
Steven Mazzie writes at The Economist.
Breaking: Justice Ginsburg Fixes Her Texas Voter ID Dissent After ELB Notes Error
Yesterday I had a post noting an apparent small error in Justice Ginsburg’s dissent in the Texas voter id case. The Justice said a Veterans ID card was not acceptable for voting, but it appears that it is acceptable.
Today… Continue reading
Quote of the Day: Lyle Edition
“Justice, it may be said, may not be blind, but it is sometimes inscrutable.”
—Lyle Denniston at Constitution Daily, on the spate of unsigned orders in the voting and other cases recently at the Supreme Court.
A Small Error in Justice Ginsburg Texas Voter ID Dissent?
In Justice Ginsburg’s 6-page dissent in the Texas voter id case, she writes: “Nor will Texas accept photo ID cards issued by the U. S. Department of Veterans’ Affairs.”
A few people have pointed me to material from Texas which… Continue reading
“Editorial: In voter ID ruling, justices side with more obstacles at the polls”
Listen to My Interview with Madeline Brand on Texas Voter ID and Justice Ginsburg’s Dissent
Here at KCRW’s Press Play, discussing my recent Slate column, Dawn Patrol: Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s critically important 5 a.m. wake-up call on voting rights.
“How the Supreme Court Made a Mess of Our Voting System”
President Obama Talks Voting Rights and Fraud With Jeffrey Toobin
A part of this fascinating New Yorker piece:
The subject of voting rights has largely been thrust upon Obama by a conservative judiciary. “You look at something like the Voting Rights Act, which was uncontroversial from a legal point… Continue reading
“Ginsburg Explains Saturday Surprise on Texas Voting Law”
Tony Mauro writes for NLJ.
Set to Be on KCRW’s Press Play With Madeline Brand Talking SCOTUS and Texas Voter ID
You should be able to listen here right at noon Pacific.
Two from Ari Berman on Voting Rights
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With less than a month before the Nov. 4 midterm elections, voting laws in eight states are being challenged in state and federal… Continue reading
“Dawn Patrol: Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s critically important 5 a.m. wake-up call on voting rights”
[Bumping to the top for the Monday morning crowd.]
I have written this new piece for Slate. It begins:
On the surface, Supreme Court justices seem to have it pretty easy: They decide only around 70 cases per year with… Continue reading