“Will Kavanaugh Be Forced to Recuse Himself From Political Cases After His Charged Remarks?”
Pema Levy for Mother Jones.
Category Archives: Supreme Court
Today’s Must Read: Adam Liptak, “A Bitter Nominee, Questions of Neutrality, and a Damaged Supreme Court”
Adam in the NYT:
His performance on Thursday, responding to accusations of sexual misconduct at a hearing of the same Senate committee, sent a different message. Judge Kavanaugh was angry and emotional, embracing the language of slashing partisanship. His demeanor… Continue reading
Just How Much Will the Crossroads Ruling Change Disclosure Rules for 2018? Probably Not as Much as You Think
In my post about the Supreme Court’s denial of a stay in the Crossroads campaign disclosure case, I wrote that it “does not solve all of the current disclosure problems, but this is a victory for transparency.”
I stand by… Continue reading
Sen. McCaskill Cites Judge Kavanaugh’s Campaign Finance Views as Her Reason for Voting No on His Supreme Court Nomination
Gannett:
Sen. Claire McCaskill said Wednesday she will vote against federal appellate judge Brett Kavanaugh, President Donald Trump’s nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Citing “dark money” in politics as the main reason for her opposition, McCaskill released a… Continue reading
Breaking: Supreme Court Rejects Stay in Crossroads Campaign Disclosure Case
With no noted dissents, the Supreme Court has turned down Crossroad GPS’s request for emergency relief from an order that will require disclosure of more of its donors who are contributing money to influence federal elections.
As I wrote… Continue reading
“Campaign Donor Disclosure Fate May Hinge on Kavanaugh Vote”
Ken Doyle for Bloomberg:
The continued secrecy of donors to campaign spending groups may depend on whether and how quickly the Senate can confirm Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh.
Chief Justice John Roberts reinstated in a brief order issued over… Continue reading
Chief Justice Roberts Issues Temporary Stay of Order Requiring Crossroads GPS and Similar Groups to Disclose Certain Donor Information to FEC
The stay looks to be an administrative one, pending further action of the Court. Witht 4 Justices strongly in favor of disclosure on the Court, I would guess that this results in an eventual denial of the stay, either by… Continue reading
“Democrats revive their lawsuit over Wisconsin gerrymandering in hopes of blocking election maps in 2020”
Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel:
Democrats are renewing their lawsuit over election maps that have helped Republicans maintain big margins in the state Assembly.
An expanded group of Democratic voters filed a new version of their long-running lawsuit on Friday, three months after… Continue reading
“How Brett Kavanaugh could help create an era of rampant corruption”
Paul Waldman for the Plum Line.
“Kavanaugh Decision Created Opening for Foreign Interference in U.S. Elections”
“Citizens United As Bad Corporate Law”
Jonathan Macey and Leo Strine have posted this draft on SSRN. Here is the abstract:
In this Article we show that Citizens United v. FEC, arguably the most important First Amendment case of the new millennium, is predicated on a… Continue reading
“Judicial Intervention as Judicial Restraint”
Guy-Uriel Charles and Luis Fuentes-Rohwer have a new piece forthcoming in the Harvard Law Review, on partisan gerrymandering and justiciability:
This paper examines the Court’s decision in Gil v. Whitford. It advances two claims. First, it provides a comprehensive account… Continue reading
Garland Might Review Ethics Complaint Against Kavanaugh
The water cooler conversation around the DC Circuit these days must be fascinating.
The Democratic Coalition says it's filing an ethics complaint against #SCOTUS nominee Brett Kavanaugh re: his answers about whether he received stolen docs: https://t.co/wLKZvu5vc5 These are typically… Continue reading
“Supreme Court Rejects Appeal Over Michigan Election Law”
AP:
The U.S. Supreme Court won’t intervene in a dispute over Michigan‘s ban on straight-party voting.
The court turned down an appeal Friday, which means the ban will go into effect in the November election. Voters can’t use a… Continue reading