Tuning into the Live Audio Stream of Callais Oral Arguments
You can do so here starting at 10 am ET on Wednesday, Oct. 15. If you’ve been busy, here’s Amy Howe’s SCOTUSblog summary of the issues and links to briefs.
Originalism and Expiration Dates
Tomorrow, the Supreme Court will hold a rare re-argument in Louisiana v. Callais on whether Section 2 of the VRA is unconstitutional as applied to redistricting. I’ve filed an amicus brief arguing that Shaw should be overturned—a point that my… Continue reading
Section 2’s Limits
Sparked by Nick Stephanopolous’s amicus brief, there’s been discussion on this blog about Section 2’s limits and how that might impact tomorrow’s re-argument in Callais. To help readers understand the import of this controversy with a real-world example, I… Continue reading
“North Carolina GOP announce plans to vote on new House map amid nationwide redistricting battle”
Associated Press:
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Republican legislative leaders announced plans Monday to vote next week on redrawing the state’s U.S. House district map, taking up President Donald Trump’s call to secure more GOP seats nationwide and… Continue reading
“Will the Supreme Court Use a Louisiana Case to Gut the Voting Rights Act?”
NYT:
…Election law experts, civil rights groups and politicians are watching Wednesday’s case closely because of the immediate, enormous impact it could have on local, state and federal districts….
“You’re going to essentially cast doubt on dozens of congressional… Continue reading
“A dive into Justice Kennedy’s new memoir”
SCOTUSblog:
Retired Justice Anthony Kennedy’s memoir, Life, Law and Liberty, comes out today, Oct. 14…. Throughout his time on the court, Kennedy wrote some of its most important cases. In the book he discusses several of these.… Continue reading
“AI content proliferates in Hungary ahead of next year’s elections”
Indiana Gazette Online:
A video of Hungarian soldiers going off to fight in Ukraine and returning home in caskets is just one of many AI-generated posts that have appeared on Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s social media accounts ahead of… Continue reading
Kerrel Murray: False Conflict: Colorblindness and Section Two of the Voting Rights Act
The following is a guest post from Kerrel Murray:
Just in time for this week’s reargument of Louisiana v. Callais, I’ve posted to SSRN a draft of my latest Article, False Conflict: Colorblindness and Section Two of the Voting … Continue reading
Callais, originalism, and stare decisis
I have a new Justice, Democracy, and Law column on SCOTUSblog. In advance of tomorrow’s argument in the huge Voting Rights Act case Louisiana v. Callais, I consider how principles of originalism and respect for precedent apply to the question… Continue reading
Fusion Voting Before the NJ Supreme Court
In New Jersey, a new political party called the Moderate Party is challenging the state’s ban on fusion voting. The New Jersey Supreme Court is currently considering whether to hear this challenge. The bipartisan ABA Task Force on American Democracy,… Continue reading
Grateful to Manage ELB for 2 Weeks
Many thanks to Rick Hasen for inviting me to manage the Election Law Blog over the next two weeks. It’s an honor to help steward this indispensable forum for election law scholars, practitioners, and advocates—especially during such a pivotal moment… Continue reading
“Final arguments heard in Texas redistricting trial”
ABC27
EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) – The fate of five congressional districts redrawn by Texas to ensure Republicans retain control of the U.S. House of Representatives in 2026 is now in the hands of three judges.
Representatives of civil… Continue reading
“Supreme Court takes up Republican attack on Voting Rights Act in case over Black representation”
Associated Press:
WASHINGTON — WASHINGTON (AP) — A Republican attack on a core provision of the Voting Rights Act that is designed to protect racial minorities comes to the Supreme Court this week, more than a decade after the… Continue reading
“Congress is losing its grip on the power to spend Americans’ money”
WaPo:
There are really three political parties in Washington, according to an old saying: Democrats, Republicans and appropriators.
The latter aremembers of Congress lucky enough to get placed on the powerful committees that dole out roughly $1.6 trillion in federal… Continue reading