Monthly Archives: July 2019

“Trump considers executive order on citizenship question”

July 4, 2019, 9:59 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

Axios reports. I don’t see how doing this through an executive order helps at all. The issue is not whether the President (or Commerce Secretary) has the right to add a citizenship question, per the Supreme Court’s Department of … Continue reading

Mike Parsons: Rucho’s Antidemocratic Instinct: “This is not law.” (Rucho Symposium)

July 4, 2019, 7:00 amredistricting, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

The following is a guest post from Mike Parsons, part of the symposium on Partisan Gerrymandering after Rucho: In holding that partisan gerrymandering claims are not “resolvable according to legal principles” and are “therefore beyond [federal] courts’ jurisdiction,”… Continue reading

Justin Levitt: The Soft Bigotry of Low Legislative Expectations (Rucho Symposium)

July 4, 2019, 6:00 amredistricting, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

The following is a guest post from Justin Levitt, part of the symposium on Partisan Gerrymandering after Rucho: Last Thursday’s Rucho majority opinion brought many indignities. The shadowboxing with strawmen, in the form of proportionality claims no litigant… Continue reading

“Democrats Can’t Be Afraid to Gerrymander Now”

July 3, 2019, 5:14 pmUncategorizedNicholas Stephanopoulos

My latest for Slate (though not the title I would have chosen). I first describe the new gerrymandering techniques we may see after Rucho: Let’s start with the schemes we’re likely to see now that the federal courts have been… Continue reading

DOJ is Looking For Path to Continue Adding the Citizenship Question on the Census After Trump Tweet: My Thoughts on What Happens Next

July 3, 2019, 2:24 pmcensus litigationRick Hasen

From the hearing before Judge Hazel today (via Tierney Sneed): MR. HUNT: We at the Department of Justice have been instructed to examine whether there is a path forward, consistent with the Supreme Court’s decision, that would allow us to… Continue reading

Federal Court in Maryland Census Case Gives Trump DOJ Until 2 PM Friday to Stipulate that Census Question Is Off the Census or the Case Goes Forward

July 3, 2019, 1:38 pmcensus litigationRick Hasen

Hansi Lo Wang: 2. If Trump administration does not enter into written agreement to not pursue a #CitizenshipQuestion by Friday 2 p.m. ET hearing, Judge Hazel is ready to move forward with reconsidering recently resurrected discrimination and conspiracy allegations against… Continue reading

“To Gerrymander Or Not To Gerrymander? That’s The Question For Democrats”

July 3, 2019, 12:59 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

NPR reports. Am I misreading this, or is Scott Walker complaining that Democrats draw "unfair" maps because they have more supporters than Republicans do and so they can redistrict to capture seats reflecting their popularity? https://t.co/FOL3pKAYmK pic.twitter.com/mrRPSt1dwx— Rick Hasen… Continue reading

Linda Greenhouse Believes Roberts Changed His Position in Census Case After First Draft Favored the Government

July 3, 2019, 11:52 amcensus litigation, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

Linda in the NYT: But first, the census case. I’ve been obsessed with imagining whatever dark night of the soul preceded the chief justice’s last-minute decision to shift course and reject the administration’s position.I readily admit that I have… Continue reading

“Clock is Ticking to Fix Prison Gerrymandering”

July 3, 2019, 9:39 amfelon voting, redistrictingRick Hasen

Daniel Nichanian for The Appeal.

Rick Pildes: What Do Voters Think Independent Redistricting Commissions Should Do? (Rucho Symposium)

July 3, 2019, 9:35 amredistricting, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

The following is a guest post from Rick Pildes, part of the symposium on Partisan Gerrymandering after Rucho: Now that the Supreme Court’s decision means that limits on partisan gerrymandering will have to come from venues such as… Continue reading

“The Human Cost of the Partisan Gerrymandering Decision”

July 3, 2019, 9:02 amUncategorizedNicholas Stephanopoulos

Ruth Greenwood in the Fulcrum: Last year the court told us in Whitford that it wanted us to develop further evidence to explain the harms to individual voters of the Wisconsin gerrymander. Consequently, my team has spent the last… Continue reading

Trump Calls Reports About His Administration Dropping Citizenship Question from the Census Form “FAKE!,” But His Lawyers Yesterday Said the Battle Was Over

July 3, 2019, 8:09 amcensus litigationRick Hasen

Well let’s see where things go from here: The News Reports about the Department of Commerce dropping its quest to put the Citizenship Question on the Census is incorrect or, to state it differently, FAKE! We are absolutely moving… Continue reading

“A Day of Sorrow for American Democracy”

July 3, 2019, 7:55 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

Charles Fried on Rucho for The Atlantic.

Coming in Late Fall: Legislation, Statutory Interpretation, and Election Law: Examples and Explanations (2d Edition)

July 3, 2019, 7:16 amlegislation and legislatures, pedagogy, statutory interpretationRick Hasen

I am pleased to announce that the fully revamped version of my Examples and Explanations book in Legislation, Statutory Interpretation, and Election Law will be available from Wolters Kluwer in the late fall. The first edition was from 2014, and… Continue reading

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