Monthly Archives: May 2009

“Supreme Court’s Final Weeks Will Be Busy Ones”

May 15, 2009, 8:22 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

AP offers this report, which begins: “Justice David Souter’s final few weeks of work will be busy ones for the Supreme Court, which has yet to resolve disputes over a major part of the Voting Rights Act, federal campaign… Continue reading

“Franken, Coleman: Looking ahead to today’s last brief”

May 15, 2009, 8:18 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

Eric Black has this post at MinnPost.com. I’ll link to the reply brief (and I hope offer a few initial thoughts) when the brief arrives.

“Groves Rules Out Use of Sampling in 2010 Census”

May 15, 2009, 8:08 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

AP offers this report.

More FEC Deadlocks

May 15, 2009, 8:05 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

Here ($). Michael Franz, are the number of deadlocks unprecedented?

More on Standing and NAMUDNO

May 15, 2009, 8:00 amvra renewal guest bloggingRick Hasen

Scott Rafferty wrote the following post on the election law listserv, which I reprint here with permission: Rick points to Gerry Hebert’s detailed analysis of the distinction between “facial” and “as-applied” challenges in NAMUNDO, arguing that the procedural abandonment of… Continue reading

More on NAMUDNO and Standing

May 14, 2009, 5:14 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

Check out Morgan Kousser’s recent Texas piece at 763-65.

Another Way Out for the Supreme Court in NAMUNDNO?

May 14, 2009, 1:41 pmvra renewal guest bloggingRick Hasen

I’ve been very pessimistic about Section 5’s chances of surviving in the Supreme Court, going so far as to suggest new congressional legislation that could moot the case. I don’t see any movement in that direction. But Gerry Hebert offers… Continue reading