Category Archives: Supreme Court

Hey Chief Justice Roberts: Remember When You Said the Preclearance Provisions of the Voting Rights Act Were No Longer Needed in the South?

August 17, 2018, 10:28 amSupreme Court, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

AP: Civil rights advocates are objecting to a proposal to close about 75 percent of polling locations in a predominantly black south Georgia county. The Randolph County elections board is scheduled to meet Thursday to discuss a proposal that would… Continue reading

Supreme Court Requests Response in Austin Campaign Finance Limits Case

August 16, 2018, 4:11 pmcampaign finance, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

From an emailed press release: This week, the Supreme Court of the United States issued an order requiring the City of Austin to respond to the request filed in July by Don Zimmerman, former District 6 Councilmember, seeking High Court… Continue reading

“Partisan Gerrymandering and Party Rights: Why Gill v. Whitford Undermines All Future Partisan-Gerrymandering Claims”

August 16, 2018, 7:56 amredistricting, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

Richard Raile for Fed Soc writes.

Speaking August 21 at ACS Event in San Diego: “Battle for the U.S. Supreme Court”

August 16, 2018, 7:53 amSupreme CourtRick Hasen

Looking forward to talking about the Kavanaugh nomination down in San Diego. RVSP link.

Bob Egelko Reviews My Book on Justice Scalia’s Legacy

August 15, 2018, 12:15 pmScalia, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

Here‘s Bob Egelko’s review “Originalism on Trial,” in the LA Review of Books, reviewing my book, The Justice of Contradictions: Antonin Scalia and the Politics of Disruption.

“Trump’s Supreme Court pick calls Antonin Scalia a ‘role model’ and a ‘judicial hero'”

August 13, 2018, 9:58 amScalia, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

Manu Raju and Joan Biskupic report for CNN. A few of my earlier Slate pieces: The Only Thing That Might Stop Trump From Replacing Kennedy With a Scalia Clone How Justice Kennedy’s Successor Will Wreak Havoc on Voting Rights and … Continue reading

I Spoke with Leah Litman and Ian Samuel for the “First Mondays” Podcast About My Book on Justice Scalia’s Legacy

August 13, 2018, 9:48 amScalia, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

Listen here. (Link to buy the book, The Justice of Contradictions: Antonin Scalia and the Politics of Disruption.)

“Abbott v. Perez, Race, and the Immodesty of the Roberts Court”

August 2, 2018, 12:06 pmredistricting, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

Guy Charles and Luis Fuentes-Rohwer for the HLR Blog.

“Are the Last Key Campaign Finance Laws in Kavanaugh’s Sights?”

August 1, 2018, 8:13 amcampaign finance, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

Daniel Weiner blogs.

“Campaign Finance Laws And Supreme Court Nominee Kavanaugh”

July 31, 2018, 6:46 pmcampaign finance, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

Peter Overby reports for NPR.

“Liberal activists embrace ‘dark money’ in Supreme Court fight”

July 27, 2018, 8:49 pmSupreme CourtRick Hasen

WaPo: Liberal activists, who were dramatically outspent in their last fight to fend off President Trump’s Supreme Court nominee, are embracing a tactic that has been a mainstay of the conservative political playbook: tapping a war chest financed by unidentified… Continue reading

“Money, politics and Justice Anthony Kennedy: Revisiting Citizens United”

July 25, 2018, 7:51 amcampaign finance, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

Michael Morley at The Conversation.

“How to Tell Where Brett Kavanaugh Stands on Citizens United”

July 23, 2018, 8:07 amcampaign finance, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

Adam Liptak for the NYT: Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh has a favorite sentence. It explains why he is likely to reaffirm and build on the Citizens United decision if he is confirmed to the Supreme Court. The sentence appeared in… Continue reading

“The Scalia Factor: Rick Hasen on his book, The Justice of Contradictions: Antonin Scalia and the Politics of Disruption.”

July 21, 2018, 1:54 pmScalia, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

I sat down with Dahlia Lithwick for Slate’s Amicus Podcast. Listen: In the first of a series of deep dives into great legal reads this summer, Dahlia Lithwick talks with Rick Hasen, author of The Justice of Contradictions: … Continue reading