28
Feb
28
Feb
Supreme Court Considers Voter Fashion Sense
When is a hat a hat? The Supreme Court is considering whether hats and t-shirts constitute political speech in voting polling stations. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)Source: Supreme Court Considers Voter Fashion Sense...
27
Feb
Free Speech vs. Freedom From Intimidation
On Wednesday, the Supreme Court will hear arguments in Minnesota Voters Alliance v.Source: Free Speech vs. Freedom From Intimidation...
30
Jan
When a T-Shirt Gets You in Trouble at the Voting Booth
WASHINGTON — Minnesota has a dress code for voting. The idea, the state says, is to create a safe space for democracy.Source: When a T-Shirt Gets You in Trouble at the Voting Booth...
24
Dec
Major cases on voter purging, union power await Supreme Court in 2018
WASHINGTON — Major cases await the justices of the U.S. Supreme Court when they return to the bench in January, including a test of how states purge their databases of unqualified voters and a challenge likely to deal a serious blow to the nation's public sector unions.Source: Major cases on voter purging, union power await Supreme Court in 2018...
12
Dec
Supreme Court Grants Cert in Maryland Redistricting Case
To the surprise of Supreme Court observers and election lawyers, on Friday the Supreme Court agreed to hear a second political gerrymandering case this term, this time out of Maryland: In October, the justices heard oral argument in a challenge to the redistricting plan passed by Wisconsin’s RepubSource: Supreme Court Grants Cert in Maryland Redistricting Case...
18
Nov
White House counsel Donald McGahn dishes on how Trump created Supreme Court short lists
On Friday, White House counsel Donald McGahn told how he created two lists for candidates to replace the late Justice Antonin Scalia.Source: White House counsel Donald McGahn dishes on how Trump created Supreme Court short lists...
18
Nov
Trump adds five names to list of possible Supreme Court nominees
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump has added five names to the list he will use to pick a nominee for the U.S. Supreme Court if a vacancy arises, the White House said on Friday. U.S.Source: Trump adds five names to list of possible Supreme Court nominees...
10
Oct
The Overlooked Issue in Gill v. Whitford, the Supreme Court’s Political Gerrymandering Case
This week, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Gill v. Whitford, the political gerrymandering case from Wisconsin.Source: The Overlooked Issue in Gill v. Whitford, the Supreme Court's Political Gerrymandering Case...
10
Oct
Dear Supremes, Stay Out of the Gerrymandering Business
Partisan gerrymandering is a very old phenomenon.Source: Dear Supremes, Stay Out of the Gerrymandering Business...