Richard StoneDon’t Forget the State Supreme CourtsStephen Wolf has a good run-down of the most important state Supreme Court elections and scheduled appointments happening this cycle. “Progressives have the chance to flip Ohio’s Supreme Court, gain a more solid majority in Montana, and make inroads that could set them up to flip conservative-heavyЧитать далее
Richard StoneDurbin Warns Republicans on Blocking JudgesNew York Times: “Offering a warning to Republicans on judges, Mr. Durbin said he would reserve the right to end their ability to block district court nominees through the arcane ‘blue slip’ process — which allows senators to bless or blackball nominees from their home states — if he concluded thatЧитать далее
Richard StoneПолитикаJustices to Consider Protections for Minority VotersWashington Post: “The court on Tuesday will review the shield provided by the Voting Rights Act (VRA), first passed in 1965 to forbid laws that result in discrimination based on race.” “The cases at the Supreme Court involve two voting regulations from Arizona that are in common use across theЧитать далее
Richard StoneПолитикаBoth Parties Actually Agree on Expanding the CourtsSlate: “The United States judiciary does not have enough judges. This is not a partisan gripe but an objective problem that has overwhelmed federal courts and imposed unconscionable delays on litigants for decades. On Wednesday, the House of Representatives’ subcommittee on courts held a hearing toЧитать далее
Richard StoneПолитикаClarence Thomas Promotes Trump’s Big Lie About ElectionJustice Clarence Thomas issued a startling opinion in which he cast doubt on the legitimacy of the 2020 election by questioning the security of mail voting, Slate reports. “Thomas drew heavily from a 2012 New York Times article focusing on Florida’s mail voting regime, which focused on a handful ofЧитать далее
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