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Further parsing the Gill oral argument
Mike Parsons on an exchange prompted by Justice Sotomayor.
Rick Esenberg says the court should just stay out entirely.
CNN talks about the cameras that weren’t inside.
And Eric McGhee, who claims the much-discussed “efficiency gap” as his own, blogs … Continue reading
“Politicians should get over their allergy to academia”
This op-ed about politicians actually takes off from Chief Justice Roberts’ “gobbledygook” quote in Gill. I also had a strong reaction to the “fake folksiness.” (It’s immune to Benadryl.)
Continuing reaction to the Gill v. Whitford argument
Dave Daley in the New Yorker.
Nick Stephanopoulos Answers the Justices’ Questions About Measuring Partisan Gerrymandering
“Justice Kennedy, The First Amendment, and Partisan Gerrymandering”
David Gans blogs at Take Care.
Justice Kennedy’s Partisan Gerrymandering Hypothetical is North Carolina’s Reality
Michael Li makes the point in just two tweets:
This hypo by Justice Kennedy at today's partisan gerrymandering argument also was pretty interesting. #fairmaps pic.twitter.com/ftjNgysE2f
— Michael Li (@mcpli) October 3, 2017
Not the least because the situation in the… Continue reading
“Turmeric for a Rare Consensus”
Mike Parsons on the Gill argument.
Should Plaintiffs Push Their Luck in Wisconsin Gerrymandering Case?
By most accounts, perennial swing voter Anthony Kennedy was very much in play in the Gill v. Whitford partisan gerrymandering case from Wisconsin. He and the four liberals could finally decide to rein in the most egregious partisan gerrymanders.… Continue reading
Roundup of Stories on Gill Oral Argument
“Fake news comes to the Supreme Court”
Dana Milbank:
“You paint a very dire picture about gerrymandering and its effects,” Alito said, “but I was struck by something in the seminal article by your expert, Mr. McGhee, and he says there, ‘I show that the effects of… Continue reading
Interesting Commentaries on Gill Partisan Gerrymandering Argument from Fishkin, Foley
Joey Fishkin, The Authority of the Court.
Ned Foley, Of X-Rays, CT Scans and Gerrymanders
With Justice Kennedy Seriously Considering Being the 5th Vote to Rein in Partisan Gerrymandering, The Chief Justice Worries About the Political Thicket
Before oral argument I explained that the vote in Gill v. Whitford is likely to come down to Justice Kennedy, with the Court’s four liberal Justices voting to rein in partisan gerrymandering and the four conservatives voting against it. From… Continue reading