Category Archives: Supreme Court
“Supreme Court to hear Ala. redistricting challenge”
AP: “The Supreme Court said Monday it will consider a challenge from Alabama Democrats who say a Republican-drawn legislative map intentionally packs black Democrats into a few voting districts, giving them too little influence in the Legislature.”
This will… Continue reading
“The Democratic Assault on Free Speech”
Ted Cruz has written this oped in the WSJ about the Democrats’ proposed constitutional amendment on campaign finance.
“Savior Through Severance: A Litigation-Based Response to Shelby County v. Holder”
Cody Gray has posted this draft on SSRN (forthcoming, Harvard Civil Rights-Civil Liberties Law Review). Here is the abstract:
On June 25, 2013, the Supreme Court issued its decision in Shelby County v. Holder, ruling that the coverage formula in… Continue reading
“Reid, McConnell to Testify at Campaign Finance First Amendment Hearing”
“Academic highlight: Congressional overrides of Supreme Court decisions”
Amanda Frost writes at SCOTUSBlog about Christiansen and Eskridge, Congressional Overrides of Supreme Court Statutory Interpretation Decisions, 1967–2011 (Texas Law Review). My earlier coverage is here; and I will be writing a response with Jim Buatti for the Texas… Continue reading
“Capitalism v. Democracy: Money in Politics and the Free Market Constitution”
Timothy Kuhner has written this new book for Stanford University Press.
“A constitutional amendment wouldn’t really limit the power of money in politics”
Mark Schmitt writes at The Monkey Cage.
Linda Greenhouse on the Supreme Court and Ideological Polarization
Here.
Registration Now Open for 4th Annual UCI LAW SCOTUS Term in Review Event
A great lineup once again! Here are the details:
4th Annual Supreme Court Term in Review
Thursday, July 10, 2014, 12:00–1:30 P.M.
UCI Student Center, Pacific Ballroom (Map)
This exciting and entertaining program reviews the Supreme Court’s key… Continue reading
Justice Alito’s Apparent Statistical Errors in Death Penalty IQ Case
“Using the First Amendment to Shut Others Up”
“RNC files lawsuit seeking to raise unlimited sums”
Matea Gold reports for WaPo. See also this Nick Confessore NYT report.
Here’s my early take on the suit. More to come.