Moore v. Harper, much like Allen v. Milligan, was a shocker for me. Given how the posture of the case had changed, I didn’t expect the justices to reach the merits. I’m glad they did. A few thoughts:1) In some… Continue reading
Sam Levine and Kira Lerner for The Guardian:
In 2013, the US supreme court gutted the pre-clearance requirement in a landmark case called Shelby county v Holder. In a 5-4 ruling, Chief Justice John Roberts wrote that the Voting… Continue reading
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Earlier this month, the Supreme Court handed down a major voting rights decision in the Allen v. Milligan case. In a 5-4 ruling, the Court upheld Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 and found that Alabama’s … Continue reading
One argument raised by Alabama in its brief in Allen v. Milligan was that Section 2 is unconstitutional–at least, unconstitutional if Gingles were interpreted the way the trial court interpreted it. That prompted the bulk of concerned reaction in a… Continue reading
This is a guest post from Ellen Katz:
Much of Allen’s significance may lie in the small section of the Chief Justice ’s opinion that Justice Kavanaugh refused to join, and the final point Justice Kavanaugh offered in his… Continue reading
I have written this piece for the NY Times. It begins:
The Supreme Court’s voting rights ruling on Thursday in Allen v. Milligan is as shocking as it is welcome. The Voting Rights Act has lived to see another day,… Continue reading
Here are some early thoughts on today’s historic and unexpected decision in Milligan:
1. The Roberts Court Did This? Before today, the Roberts Court had only chipped away at racial vote dilution claims under Section 2. In LULAC, the Court… Continue reading
I agree with Nick that today’s decision in Allen v. Milligan was stunning. I don’t want to give the Supreme Court too much credit, for reasons that Melissa Murray identify here, but I had prepared myself for the worst… Continue reading
There will surely be more to discuss, but I wanted to flag these parallels in Chef Justice Roberts’ opinions.
First, from Shelby County v. Holder (2013):
Second, from Allen v. Milligan (2023):
Here’s the Court’s decision by Chief Justice Roberts. More analysis later, but this is an absolutely stunning development. I would never have expected this Court to rule fully in favor of the plaintiffs in a Section 2 racial vote dilution… Continue reading
According to a report, artificial intelligence can produce political propaganda almost as persuasive as Russian or Iranian fake news (though this may be a low bar):
In mid-April, Stamos and Stanford’s Shelby Grossman led a webinar where they previewed… Continue reading
It’s a case about the dormant commerce clause and California’s power to prohibit the in-state sale of pork that comes from conditions California deems cruel. But the Supreme Court’s decision last week in National Pork Producers Council v. Ross had… Continue reading
WaPo reports:
Conservative judicial activist Leonard Leo arranged for the wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas to be paid tens of thousands of dollars for consulting work just over a decade ago, specifying that her name be left… Continue reading