In an unusually timed orders list, the Supreme Court with no noted dissents turned down RNC v. Genser. As I’ve repeatedly written, if the Supreme Court is going to clarify the independent state legislature theory’s scope, it is best… Continue reading

Three challenges have recently been launched against Wisconsin’s congressional plan, all invoking state constitutional — not federal — law. These suits pose interesting questions about what (if anything) is legally problematic about this plan. One suit alleges malapportionment because the… Continue reading