Dahlia Lithwick Talks to Marc Elias on Partisan Gerrymandering and Carolyn Shapiro on the Electoral College
Listen at Slate Amicus.
Category Archives: Supreme Court
“Bethune-Hill & McCrory: If Either Party Wins, We All Lose”
Mike Parsons on yesterday’s racial gerrymandering arguments.
“SCOTUS hearing VA & NC Gerrymandering cases today. Suffice to say, Racial Gerrymandering in Deep South states is even worse”
Dan Smith:
Today, the Supreme Court is hearing arguments in gerrymandering cases from North Carolina and Virginia. Plaintiffs claim that GOP lawmakers in the two states excessively packed black voters into congressional and state legislative districts, thus diluting the influence… Continue reading
Peter Schuck: “Still in the Thickest Thicket”
Here is a guest post from Professor Peter Schuck:
Still in the Thickest Thicket
Peter Schuck
Just before Thanksgiving, a 3-judge federal court gave Democrats good reason to cheer. It struck down a Wisconsin districting plan favoring Republican candidates… Continue reading
Howard Rounds Up News Reports on Yesterday’s SCOTUS Arguments in Racial Gerrymandering Pair
Here.
For my views on these cases generally, see my Racial Gerrymandering’s Questionable Revival, 67 Alabama Law Review 365 (2015).
“It’s Much Harder To Protect Southern Black Voters’ Influence Than It Was 10 Years Ago”
Fascinating Harry Enten for 538:
Now, however, it’s much more difficult for black voters in the South to find enough allied white voters to elect the representatives they want (almost always Democrats). There are just so few white Democrats left… Continue reading
“A SCOTUS Juggling Act for Perkins Coie’s Marc Elias”
Tony Mauro:
For most appellate lawyers, arguing at the U.S. Supreme Court is the capstone of their careers.
For Marc Elias of Perkins Coie, arguing two separate but related cases before the high court on Monday was just one of… Continue reading
“Questions Of Race And Redistricting Return To The Supreme Court”
Nina Totenberg reports for NPR on today’s racial gerrymandering cases being argued today at SCOTUS.
For my views on these cases generally, see my Racial Gerrymandering’s Questionable Revival, 67 Alabama Law Review 365 (2015).
“Today, I’m Thankful for: Whitford v. Gill”
Michael Parsons on the Wisconsin partisan gerrymandering case.
“GOP could nuke filibuster for Supreme Court nominees”
Politico reports.
As I wrote before the election:
If Donald Trump wins, however, expect Democrats and Republicans to reverse roles. If Trump wins and Democrats control the Senate, Democrats could try to keep the seat vacant for up to the… Continue reading
“The Academy, Campaign Finance, and Free Speech under Fire”
Brad Smith has posted this draft on SSRN (forthcoming, Journal of Law and Policy). Here is the abstract:
This short essay, part of a symposium on “Free Speech Under Fire” at Brooklyn Law School, argues that academic efforts to fit… Continue reading
“The Republican blueprint for Supreme Court nominations”
Joan Biskupic:
For the past 35 years, Republican presidents have favored Supreme Court nominees who were young, tested and politically connected.
Adam Liptak: Trump’s Supreme Court List: Ivy League? Out. The Heartland? In.
“Donald Trump’s shocking upset emboldens Texas GOP” Including on Voter ID
Texas Tribune:
One example? Voter ID. Texas lawmakers are under a court order to fix the state’s tough voter ID law when they meet again in January in Austin. The likelihood that the fix is “not going to be overturned… Continue reading