“One Person One Vote Goes to the Supreme Court”
Great interview with Nate Persily by Madeiline Brand.
Monthly Archives: May 2015
“‘One Man, One Vote’ Keeps Changing”
Noah Feldman for Bloomberg View.
“The Supreme Court just took up a redistricting case. It could help Republicans.”
I Agree with the Koch Brothers on FOIAing Academic Emails
In the WSJ, John Hardin of the Charles Koch foundation writes about American Bridge’s attempts to FOIA emails.
College should be a place where students encounter a diversity of ideas—just ask many of the more than 1.8 million students who… Continue reading
Why the Court Should Leave the Choice of One Person One Vote Rules to the States
In my Slate piece on the Supreme Court’s decision to hear Evenwel, which I wanted to title “Unsettling Precedents,” I argue that whether to use total population or total voters (or perhaps some other denominator) in redistricting to comply with… Continue reading
New FEC Petition for Rulemaking to Stop “Contribution Laundering”
“Supreme Court to consider redefining ‘one-person, one-vote’ principle”
Richard Wolf reports for USA Today.
“A Major Test of Equal Representation for All”
David Gans:
The “voters only” claim in Evenwel should be rejected. How could it possibly be unconstitutional for state and local governments to apportion representatives based on “the theory of the Constitution”? When Evenwel is heard next Term, the… Continue reading
“Of People, Trees, Acres, Dollars, and Voters”
Joey Fishkin:
And so the question before the Court now is this: does a poor, urban, Latino kid, not yet 18, deserve to be able to say “this representative represents me. Not acres, trees, dollars, active voters, and so… Continue reading
“5 Points On How ‘One Person, One Vote’ Is Suddenly In Jeopardy”
Tierney Sneed for TPM.
Three Former SEC Commissioners Urge SEC to Adopt Political Disclosure Rule for Companies
Letter from Bevis Longstreth. William Donaldson. and Arthur Levitt .
Divided 4th Circuit Panel Revives Redistricting Suit in Wake County, NC School Board Elections
Very interesting opinion and dissent, relying on a Larios-type claim for rejecting deviations from one person, one vote principles.
Super PACs Pro and Con
USA Today editorial: 2016 presidential campaigns chase money, with no cop on the beat: Our view
Brad Smith response: Super PACs are Not the Problem
“What Actually Happens During a Kentucky Recanvassing?”
Josh Douglas on the case.