The Supreme Court’s decision in King v. Burwell is interesting not only in its result but in its application of statutory interpretation.
Before the case, so much ink was spilled (and more virtual ink virtually spilled) on the question of… Continue reading
This morning on a 5-4 vote the Supreme Court upheld the use of a disparate impact test in a fair housing case. Justice Kennedy wrote the opinion, joined by the Court’s four liberals and over four dissenting Justices.
A… Continue reading
The latest from AP’s Mark Sherman:
Supreme Court justices’ annual reports on investments, paid travel and other financial matters remain shielded from public view more than five weeks after they were filed.
For the first time since John Roberts… Continue reading
National Journal:
June has brought a new, unwelcome routine for Mary Jo Pitzl, a political reporter for the Arizona Republic. Her beat includes congressional redistricting, the subject of a major Supreme Court decision three time zones away that has… Continue reading
Ari Berman:
In a statement to The Nation, Rep. James Sensenbrenner (R-WI), the lead GOP sponsor of the 2006 VRA reauthorization and the 2014 VRAA bill, reiterated his support for the VRA but declined to endorse the new bill.… Continue reading
Tony Mauro:
Release of opinion announcements is an especially prickly issue with the justices. The announcements are summaries written by the justice who wrote the majority, and the other justices in the majority don’t sign off on the wording.… Continue reading