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In That Case: Alexander v. South Carolina State Conference of the NAACP

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In the Public Interest is excited to continue its second annual miniseries examining notable decisions recently issued by the US Supreme Court. In this episode, co-host Felicia Ellsworth is joined by Deputy Director for the...more

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Supreme Court Clarifies Evidentiary Contours of Racial and Political Gerrymandering Jurisprudence

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Every ten years, states conduct a redistricting process to redraw state and congressional boundary lines for the selection of elected representatives. Due to its politically thorny nature, this process unsurprisingly results...more

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Three for Thursday - SCOTUS Today

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The U.S. Supreme Court decided three cases on Thursday, one of them on the main sequence of the practices of most of the readers of this blog and the others worth knowing about, both as lawyers and as citizens....more

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Supreme Court Decides Alexander v. South Carolina State Conference of the NAACP

On May 23, 2024, the U.S. Supreme Court decided Alexander v. South Carolina State Conference of the NAACP, No. 22-807. The Court held that the finding of a three-judge district court panel that race was predominant in the...more

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The Supreme Court Update - May 23, 2024

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The Supreme Court of the United States issued three decisions today: Alexander v. South Carolina State Conference of the NAACP, No. 22-807: This case concerns the interplay between allegations of racial and partisan...more

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Proof in Trial: Moore v. Harper

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Subscribe and listen to Proof in Trial here: https://proofintrial.lnk.to/series A high-stakes U.S. Supreme Court case with precedent-setting ramifications on federal elections, an NCAA basketball team fighting for its...more

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Not So Independent: SCOTUS Upholds State Judicial Review for Elections

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The U.S. Supreme Court surprised court watchers with a 6–3 decision in Moore v. Harper, holding that the elections clause of the U.S. Constitution did not preclude state court review. Chief Justice Roberts wrote the opinion,...more

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United States Supreme Court Issues Major Election Law Decision Limiting State Power Over Federal Elections

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On Tuesday, the United States Supreme Court issued a major election law decision in Moore v. Harper, No. 21-1271 that limits the power of state legislatures in handling federal elections. In a 6-3 opinion written by Chief...more

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Another Election Law Blockbuster: Moore Is Alive, but Independent State Legislature Theory Is Not – SCOTUS Today

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As the end of the term approaches, the Court is increasingly divided in its decisions. However, the composition of the majorities is not often the 6-3 conservative/liberal division stereotype that many observers, critics, and...more

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United States Supreme Court Sending Chilling Messages for Future of the Voting Rights Act and Redistricting Challenges

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For 57 years, the Voting Rights Act has served as a remarkably effective bulwark against state-level attempts to restrict voting rights, particularly for Black and minority voters. But voting rights are under attack in state...more

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MVA Monitor - June 2019 #2

The legislative pace has picked up a bit in Raleigh, with committees taking up more legislation than in the last few weeks. On the other hand, with a new fiscal year just over two weeks away, budget negotiations between the...more

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MVA Monitor - June 2019

Most of the activity this week at the General Assembly focused on the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act and House and Senate negotiations with respect to the state budget. The week ended with both chambers of the...more

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Supreme Court Decides Virginia House of Delegates v. Bethune-Hill

On June 17, 2019, the Supreme Court of the United States decided Virginia House of Delegates v. Bethune-Hill, No. 18-281, holding that the Virginia House of Delegates and its speaker lacked standing to appeal an order...more

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The Supreme Court - November 13, 2018

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Today, the Supreme Court granted certiorari in the following case: PDR Network, LLC v. Carlton & Harris Chiropractic Inc., No 17-1705: Whether the Hobbs Act required the district court in this case to accept the Federal...more

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Once More Into the Breach: Partisan Gerrymandering Struck Down One More Time (For Now)

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In 2015, Judge Robert Payne of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia previewed in a noteworthy concurrence and dissent that in the Fourth Circuit, partisan gerrymandering may be unconstitutional :...more

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The Supreme Court - June 25, 2018

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The Supreme Court of the United States issued two decisions today: Ohio v. American Express Co., No 16-1454: American Express (Amex), like all credit-card companies, operates a transaction network that serves two groups:...more

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Supreme Court Decides Abbott, et al. v. Perez, et al.

On June 25, 2018, the Supreme Court decided Abbott, et al. v. Perez, et al., Nos. 17-586 & 17-626. The Court held that the district court erred when it required the State to show that the 2013 Texas Legislature had "purged...more

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At-Large Elections Pose Litigation Risk Under CVRA

California’s local election landscape is shifting. Confronted with threats of drawn-out litigation under the California Voting Rights Act and costly settlements, cities, counties and other public entities statewide are...more

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Supreme Court Considering Whether to Limit the “Business of Rigging Elections”

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On January 27, 1998, the Winston-Salem Journal featured an article discussing the lack of competitive Congressional races in North Carolina. John Hoeffel, Six Incumbents Are a Week Away From Easy Election, Winston-Salem...more

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The Supreme Court - June 5, 2017

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The Supreme Court of the United States issued decisions in five cases today: Advocate Health Care Network v. Stapleton, No. 16-74: This case involves whether three church-affiliated nonprofits that run hospitals and offer...more

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The Supreme Court - June 2016 #7

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The Supreme Court of the United States issued decisions in three cases today: McDonnell v. United States, No. 15-474: Former Virginia Governor Robert McDonnell and his wife, Maureen McDonnell, were federally indicted...more

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