In light of the Supreme Court argument taking place today on these issues, I am re-upping the post Bob Bauer and I wrote before the case was granted entitled The Supreme Court, The Political Parties, ...
Here is the transcript. Back when Citizens United was argued a second time, and Elena Kagan was the Solicitor General, she essentially asked the Supreme Court to lose in the least damaging way. She ...
Here is my earlier post on Caleb Nelson’s essay for the NYU Democracy Project. His essay is cited by both parties in this case, Trump and Slaughter, as well as in nine amicus briefs. Caleb Nelson, a ...
At One First, Steven Vladeck (Georgetown University Law Center) offers a quick and exceptionally sharp window into the legal stakes. Overall, he suggests Kagan is making three points (offering three ...
You can find the order. a concurrence, and a dissent at this link. All the Republican-appointed Justices are letting Texas engage in re-redistricting, at least for the 2026 elections, and all the ...
Supreme Court runs the risk of “turbocharging” mid-decade redistricting with its decision allowing Texas to move forward with a redrawn 2026 congressional map a lower court had blocked as a racial ...
Faux Campaign Finance Regulation and the Pathway to American Oligarchy (conference paper dated Apr. 24, 2025, draft available, https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm ...
The Supreme Court could eliminate one of the remaining checks on money in politics in a case that worries advocates fighting the influence of deep-pocketed donors. In a challenge involving Vice ...
As readers of this blog know, the Eighth Circuit recently ruled that there is no implied cause of action under Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act and that Section 1983 cannot provide a jurisdictional ...
Nate Silver expresses provocative skepticism about whether the mid-decade redistricting fight will ultimately secure the Republican majority hoped for in his most recent Silver Bulletin post. A few ...
Faux Campaign Finance Regulation and the Pathway to American Oligarchy (conference paper dated Apr. 24, 2025, draft available, https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm ...
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