“Has the Court Learned Nothing From Bush v. Gore? Apparently Not”
David Kaplan NYT oped.
Category Archives: Supreme Court
“Court Poised to Decide Presidential Election?”
“Conservative Supreme Court justices are threatening a post-election coup”
Larry Tribe and Steve Mazie Boston Globe oped.
Minnesota Won’t Go to Supreme Court for Now on Later-Arriving Ballots
So reports Ariane de Vogue.
Just in out of Minnesota: “In consultation with the Minnesota Attorney General’s Office, we have decided not to seek a stay of the 8th Circuit decision at the US Supreme Court. We disagree with the… Continue reading
Justice Kavanaugh Rejects Supreme Court Petition That Complained About Wisconsin Election Officials Accepting Private Funds to Offset the Cost of Running Elections During a Pandemic
He did not refer it to the full Court.
The list of COVID-19 election cases hits 325
Justin here. I’m tracking the litigation over election issues related to COVID-19 … and the list of cases just hit 325. (The Stanford-MIT Healthy Elections Project also has a really useful sortable database of these cases, with more info.… Continue reading
“In Voting Cases, Chief Justice Roberts Is Alone but in Control”
Adam Liptak for the NYT:
In a little over a week, the Supreme Court issued five sets of orders in election cases. In three of them, Democrats prevailed.Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. wrote an opinion in only one of… Continue reading
“The Supreme Court has remained surprisingly centrist on voting rights. That’s a pleasant surprise.” (Ned Foley)
Ned Foley in WaPo:
The center holds at the Supreme Court in voting cases, at least for now, and that is a very good thing.In rulings from the presidential battlegrounds of Wisconsin, Pennsylvania and North Carolina, Chief Justice… Continue reading
Ariane de Vogue and I Joined John King on CNN to Talk About Latest Supreme Court Rulings on Voting (Video)
You can watch here:
Supreme Court, With At Least 3 Justices Dissenting and No Participation by Justice Barrett, Rejects Remaining Challenge to North Carolina Ballot Extension Deadline
Given yesterday’s developments at the Supreme Court out of North Carolina, this result is expected. The same three Justices (Alito, Gorsuch, and Thomas) noted their dissents. From the Supreme Court press office: “Justice Barrett did not participate in the consideration… Continue reading
“Supreme Court Allows Longer Deadlines for Absentee Ballots in Pennsylvania and North Carolina”
Adam Liptak with a cogent recap of yesterday’s action.
You can find my analyses from yesterday of the PA and NC rulings.
Breaking and Analysis: Supreme Court, Over at Least 3 Dissents, Refuses to Roll Back North Carolina Extension Date for Receipt of Absentee Ballots [Updated headline]
You can find the Court’s order, along with Justice Gorsuch’s dissent, at this link. Justice Alito joined Gorsuch’s dissent; Justice Thomas noted his disagreement with the majority but did not sign the dissent. Justice Barrett again did not participate.… Continue reading
Pennsylvania Will Segregate Ballots Received After Election Day with SCOTUS Case Pending: Why This Was a Smart Move by the State, and Why This Doesn’t Solve the Reliance Problem or Standing Issue
As ELB readers well know, the Pennsylvania GOP has gone back to the Supreme Court seeking to reverse a state supreme court order which extended the deadline for receipt of absentee ballots from 8 pm on Election day until 5… Continue reading
“As Supreme Court Weighs Election Cases, a New Life for Bush v. Gore”
Adam Liptak in the NYT.