Category Archives: Supreme Court
What’s Up With the Texas Voter ID Case?
Back on September 22, when the federal district court in Corpus Christi heard closing arguments in the case arguing that Texas’s strict voter id law violated the Constitution’s equal protection clause and the Voting Rights Act’s section 2, I wrote… Continue reading
Breaking: WI Voter ID Challengers File New Stay Request at #SCOTUS
This new request from the challengers to Wisconsin’s voter id law seeks a stay of the judgment on the merits issued by the 7th Circuit while the first stay request was pending before the Supreme Court. (Here is my analysis… Continue reading
“NC says it’s making plans to comply with voter law”
WRAL:
North Carolina is moving ahead with plans to comply with an appeals court ruling that restores same-day registration and counting out-of-precinct ballots for the fall election, a state attorney told a federal judge Tuesday.
But members of civil… Continue reading
“Court declares Virginia’s congressional map unconstitutional”
NC Files Follow Up #SCOTUS Letter on Today’s Voting Hearing in District Court
Following up on this post, North Carolina has filed this letter with the Supreme Court. As anticipated, it has a much different take on what happened today in the trial court over the question of how onerous it would… Continue reading
The Virginia redistricting decision
Rick mentioned the Virginia congressional redistricting decision earlier today.
I’ve already seen some confusion about this: the decision doesn’t depend on Shelby County. Indeed, as I read it, the decision would have been exactly the the same if Shelby County… Continue reading
No North Carolina Ruling from #SCOTUS Yet: What Does It Mean?
It is the end of the work day on the East Coast, and the day has come and gone with no order from the Supreme Court on North Carolina’s request to stop the 4th Circuit’s order requiring the restoration of… Continue reading
The Ed Blum Law Firm
Tony Mauro:
Two Wiley Rein partners from the Washington office have left the firm—and they are taking a Supreme Court legal clinic and parts of some high-profile litigation with them.
William Consovoy and Thomas McCarthy last week launched the… Continue reading
Read Wisconsin’s #SCOTUS Argument to Use Its New Voter ID Law This Election
Here (via Josh Gerstein). The brief is pretty much in line with what Wisconsin filed in the 7th Circuit (although of course now it has the benefit of the Easterbrook opinion on the merits). It continues to lead with its… Continue reading
Breaking: Federal Court Strikes Va. Congressional Redistricting Map
In a 2-1 vote, a three judge federal court has rejected part of Virginia’s congressional redistricting as unconstitutional. The majority ruled that the redistricting involving a majority-minority district violated the equal protection clause as an unconstitutional racial gerrymander (a Shaw… Continue reading
“Courts Weigh in on Either Side of Voting Restrictions”
Important Trip Gabriel piece for the NYT on the latest flareup of the voting wars.
Stephen Colbert Does It Again—Bringing Key Arcane But Crucial Issue to Public’s Attention
He interviewed Allison Orr Larsen for her outstanding work on the Supreme Court’s indefensible reliance on facts from amicus briefs. (Highlighting her article, The Trouble with Amicus Facts, Virginia Law Review).
Voting Cases on Today’s #SCOTUS Agenda
I expect an order from the Chief Justice (or more likely, the entire Supreme Court) today in North Carolina’s attempt to reverse a 4th Circuit ruling restoring same day voter registration and out-of-state voting in the state for this… Continue reading