“8 years later: How Citizens United changed campaign finance”
Bob Biersack for Open Secrets.
Category Archives: Supreme Court
“Justices Won’t Block Pennsylvania Gerrymandering Decision”
Adam Liptak for the NYT.
“Opponents of gerrymandering keep winning, but it might not affect 2018”
Bob Barnes for WaPo on the pending stay requests in Pa, NC, and more.
League of Women Voters Files SCOTUS Opposition to Stay in Pa Congressional Gerrymandering Case; SCOTUS May Rule in This and NC Stay Case At Any Time
Here:
Applicants’ ostensible hook for federal intervention is an Elections Clause theory that this Court has squarely rejected in decisions dating back nearly a century. To accept Applicants’ theory, this Court would need to overrule no fewer than six of… Continue reading
Plaintiffs File Supreme Court Response Opposing Stay in North Carolina Racial Gerrymandering Case
You can read it here.
“N.C. has the worst gerrymander in US history. What else is new?”
Gene Nichol oped in the News & Observer:
In mid-January, yet again, a three-judge federal court ruled the redistricting work of the North Carolina General Assembly to be a knowing, intentional and hugely impactful violation of the U.S. Constitution. This… Continue reading
DOJ Drops Menendez Indictment: What Does It Say About the Supreme Court’s Approach to Political Bribery? Not What You May Think
News today that DOJ, after a hung jury the last time, has dropped the remaining charges against Sen. Menendez (some were dropped by the judge after the first trial). Much of the reason for the problems with the charges… Continue reading
“The Supreme Court’s Past, Present and Future”–Mar. 20 Event at UCI Law with Adam Winkler Discussing Our New Books
This should be great fun:
The Supreme Court’s Past, Present and Future
Tuesday, March 20, 2018
5:30-6:30 p.m.
UC Irvine School of Law, EDU 1111 (Directions)RSVP to come >
UCI Law presents The Supreme Court’s Past, Present and… Continue reading
“Crossing State Lines: The Supreme Court’s conservatives may be preparing an attack on states’ ability to combat partisan gerrymandering.”
Mark Stern for Slate.
“Paul Smith and Marcia Coyle in Conversation: Gerrymandering at the Supreme Court”
“The Supreme Court’s Elections Clause dilemma in Pennsylvania”
Lyle Denniston for Constitution Daily.
“Millions of Voters Will Cast Ballots in November in Unconstitutionally Gerrymandered Districts”
Pema Levy for Mother Jones:
This fall, millions of voters will cast ballots in legislative districts that have been deemed unconstitutional. Courts have repeatedly tossed out Republican-drawn electoral maps for excessive gerrymandering, but those maps will remain in effect through… Continue reading
Quote of the Day: Partisan Gerrymandering Edition
“I liked working for them in ’02,…“because I’d sit down with a lawyer and they’d say, ‘I like competitive maps. When a map is competitive, we can win on the merits.’ By the time I get around to 2011, they’ve… Continue reading
Justice Alito (Belatedly) Calls for Response in PA Congressional Gerrymandering Case
After a strange period of delay which I thought signaled a denial of a stay was coming in this case, Justice Alito has requested a response in this case, due Friday Feb. 2 at 4 pm.
(The petitioner Republican legislators… Continue reading