Monthly Archives: June 2015
“Gridlocked elections watchdog goes two years without top lawyer; FEC’s inaction hamstrings enforcement process, critics say”
“A Redistricting Ruling That Helps Counter Partisan Gerrymandering”
Linda Killian in Wash Wire.
Will the AZ Redistricting Case Save National Popular Vote From Constitutional Challenge?
Yesterday’s Supreme Court decision reading the term “Legislature” capaciously for purposes of the Elections Clause likely means it would be read capaciously for purposes of Article II as well. This means, for example, that if a state by initiative decides… Continue reading
“At the Supreme Court, a Win for Direct Democracy”
Rick Pildes NYT oped concludes:
The Supreme Court often surprises critics who see it in simplistically ideological terms. As this term and this decision confirm, the current court remains a pragmatically minded institution that interprets legal language with an eye… Continue reading
Ronald Keith Gaddie on AZ Redistricting
LSE blog:
One might argue that this is a conservative decision. It leaves the status quo in place, and it defers to the state constitution in matters of state policymaking. States are able to order their institutions, so long… Continue reading
Breaking: #SCOTUS to Hear ANOTHER AZ Redistricting Case
The case is Harris [corrected] v. AZ Redistricting Commission (14-232) and the three questions presented (in the jurisdictional statement) deal with one person, one vote deviations to satisfy partisan advantage, deviations from one person one vote for partisan advantage… Continue reading
“Standing in the Arizona Redistricting Case: Some Initial Observations”
My @UCILaw colleague Seth Davis with some interesting thoughts.
“When ‘Legislature’ May Mean More than ‘Legislature’: Initiated Electoral College Reform and the Ghost of Bush v. Gore”
I wrote this piece in 2008 for the Hastings Constitutional Law Quarterly. After the AZ case, I can say that I now think it is very likely that initiated electoral college reform would satisfy the Legislature requirement of Article II. … Continue reading
“The Arizona Decision: Constitutional Reasoning Within the Reform Model”
Bauer:
The next few days of commentary on the Arizona redistricting decision will include the usual debate about which side had the better of the “legal argument.” And, in truth, both the majority opinion and the chief (Roberts) dissent… Continue reading
Sam Wang on AZ Redistricting Case
Here.
“Supreme Court Approves Arizona Redistricting Commission”
Carrie Johnson reports for NPR.
Small Error in Justice Ginsburg’s AZ Redistricting Decision
A reader via email notes to me that Justice Ginsburg’s decision in the AZ redistricting case contains a minor error of fact on page 8 of the slip opinion. The opinion states:
The California Redistricting Commission, established by popular… Continue reading
“Justices Rule for Arizona’s Independent Redistricting Commission”
Mike Sacks and Marcia Coyle report for the NLJ.