McClatchy:
There aren’t any openings on the Supreme Court, but that’s not stopping a major conservative group with ties to the billionaire Koch brothers from mobilizing for the next vacancy anyway.
Americans for Prosperity has hired a vice president of… Continue reading
“We both won the election despite losing the popular vote, though back in my day we didn’t let Russians rig our elections. We used the Supreme Court—like Americans.”
—“George W. Bush” (Will Ferrell on SNL).
Lili Levi has posted this draft on SSRN (forthcoming, First Amendment Law Review). Here is the abstract:
“Fake news” has become the central inflammatory charge in media discourse in the United States since the 2016 presidential contest. In the political… Continue reading
Release:
The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law on Friday filed a lawsuit against the Departments of Justice (DOJ) and Homeland Security (DHS) for blocking the public release of information related to their efforts to investigate unfounded claims of… Continue reading
Michael Morley has posted this draft on SSRN (forthcoming, U Pa L. Rev. Online). Here is the abstract:
During a recent oral argument, Justice Sonia Sotomayor raised the possibility of rejecting a proposed interpretation of a federal statute, the National… Continue reading
News & Observer:
For the second time since Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper took office, the state Supreme Court issued a ruling striking down an attempt by the Republican-led General Assembly to revamp the state elections board.
In a 4-3 ruling… Continue reading