Monthly Archives: June 2013
“Chris Van Hollen: IRS Rules To Be Challenged In Court”
Paul Blumenthal reports for HuffPo.
“U.S. District Court Strikes Down Tennessee Law Giving Two Major Parties Best Spot on Ballot; and Also Strikes Down Petition Requirement Again”
Ballot Access News:
On June 18, U.S. District Court Judge William J. Haynes ruled that Tennessee’s law, giving the two largest parties the best spots on the general election ballot, is unconstitutional. He also again struck down the law that… Continue reading
“Justice Thomas’ Originalism and the Civil War”
Joey Fishkin on Justice Thomas’s dissent in yesterday’s Arizona elections case.
“Rep. Elijah Cummings releases a full IRS interview transcript”
WaPo:
The House Oversight Committee’s top Democrat on Tuesday released the full transcript of a congressional interview that he said “debunks conspiracy theories” about the IRS targeting controversy.
“Mike Duggan can’t run for Detroit mayor, Michigan appeals court rules”
Detroit Free Press: “Former Detroit Medical Center CEO Mike Duggan is not eligible to run for mayor of Detroit because he did not meet city residency requirements, the Michigan Court of Appeals ruled today.”
I cannot find the… Continue reading
“Common Cause Urges Federal Appeals Court To Declare Filibuster Unconstitutional”
See this press release.
“Gift or Gotcha: What to Make of Scalia’s Arizona Opinion”
Justin Levitt Says Arizona’s Road Ahead in Citizenship Documentation Case May be Rocky
“Did Scalia add ‘virus’ to Arizona voting opinion?”
“FairVote’s Fix for Top Two in California”
Fairvote’s solution would be to—surprise!—adopt ranked choice voting.
Another Answer on Arizona
In response my earlier post on why liberals joined Justice Scalia in the Arizona case, a longtime reader writes:
“I’m open to other ideas.”
They won in the immediate instance, and that’s all they cared about.
Liberals don’t care about… Continue reading
My SCOTUS Predictions on the Remaining Big 4 Cases
Here’s my chance to get proven wrong rather quickly (rather than over years, as is the more common way that academics are proven wrong!). These are listed in order from greatest to least confidence.
Shelby County: 5-4, striking down… Continue reading