Prepare for 2024’s presidential election by looking back at 2016/2020 Welcome to the Thursday, December 22, Brew. Ballotpedia · Dec 22, 2022
Plaintiffs Challenging Kansas’ Congressional District Boundaries File Appeal To U.S. Supreme Court On November 23, 2022, the plaintiffs in Alonzo v. Schwab filed a petition for a writ of certiorari with the U.S. Zenger · Dec 21, 2022
Plaintiffs challenging Kansas’ congressional district boundaries file appeal to U.S. Supreme Court On November 23, 2022, the plaintiffs in Alonzo v. Schwab filed a petition for a writ of certiorari with the U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS). The petition—which asks SCOTUS to hear the case— challenges the Kansas Supreme Court’s May 2022 decision upholding that state’s congressional redistricting plan. Ballotpedia · Dec 20, 2022
Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions Feather bans, tent curtilage, and youngsters and their sweets. Reason · Dec 16, 2022
2023 will be the year of digital assassination. Are you ready for the 2-hour internet day? In 2011, Richard Torrenzano co-authored a book that established the standard digital reaction time of eight hours. Now companies have two hours to react. Fortune · Dec 14, 2022
Robe & Gavel: Federal Judicial Vacancy Count released for Dec. 1 Welcome to the Dec. 12 edition of Robe & Gavel, Ballotpedia’s newsletter about the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) and other judicial happenings around the U.S. Ballotpedia · Dec 12, 2022
Daily Brew, December 6: SCOTUS to hear Moore v. Harper election administration case Welcome to the Tuesday, December 6, Brew. Ballotpedia · Dec 6, 2022
Robe & Gavel: SCOTUS concludes December sitting Welcome to the Dec. 5 edition of Robe & Gavel, Ballotpedia’s newsletter about the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) and other judicial happenings around the U.S. Ballotpedia · Dec 5, 2022
ICYMI: Top stories of the week Fourteen states have a constitutional requirement to ask voters to weigh in on whether there ought to be a constitutional convention. These states’ constitutions require such questions to be referred to the ballot. Three states had those questions on the ballot in 2022. Ballotpedia · Dec 2, 2022
The Daily Brew, December 2: An initiative in Nevada would let municipalities opt-out of county-based school districts Welcome to the Friday, December 2, Brew. Ballotpedia · Dec 2, 2022
America's student loan balance experienced its biggest drop in 20 years due to student debt relief efforts It's a small drop, but still "very significant." Fortune · Dec 1, 2022
The most lopsided and closest ballot measures in California history Welcome to the Thursday, December 1, Brew. Ballotpedia · Dec 1, 2022
Robe & Gavel: SCOTUS begins December argument sitting Welcome to the November 28 edition of Robe & Gavel, Ballotpedia’s newsletter about the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) and other judicial happenings around the U.S. Ballotpedia · Nov 28, 2022
Split-ticket voting for U.S. Senate and governor Welcome to the Monday, November 14, Brew. Ballotpedia · Nov 14, 2022
Reason · Nov 8, 2022 Taft Law Firm Recruiting for Blatantly Illegal Summer Fellowship From the Taft law firm's website: "Each year, Taft awards up to seven fellowships to highly motivated, first-year law students who are members of historically underrepresented ethnic and/or racial minority groups." My understanding of employment law is that it's questionable whether race is ever a lawful factor in hiring, beyond…
Ballotpedia · Nov 7, 2022 Robe & Gavel November 7, 2022: Federal Judicial Vacancy Count released for Nov. 1 Welcome to the Nov. 7 edition of Robe & Gavel, Ballotpedia’s newsletter about the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) and other judicial happenings around the U.S.
Reason · Nov 4, 2022 After Supreme Court Ruling, States Grapple With How To Define an Excessive Fine The Supreme Court's 2018 ruling in Timbs v. Indiana revived the Excessive Fines Clause. Now state courts have to come up with tests to determine what's excessive.
Salon · Nov 3, 2022 Experts alarmed over Trump's SCOTUS plot The emails also raise new questions about Justice Clarence Thomas' wife Ginni's contact with Trump attorney
Ballotpedia · Oct 31, 2022 Robe & Gavel October 31, 2022: SCOTUS begins November argument sitting Welcome to the Oct. 31 edition of Robe & Gavel, Ballotpedia’s newsletter about the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) and other judicial happenings around the U.S.
Reason · Oct 31, 2022 The Arbitrariness of Racial Classifications Gets Attention as SCOTUS Considers Affirmative Action I did not time my book on racial classifications to coincide with litigation over affirmative action. Indeed, the book is not about affirmative action, and much of the book has nothing directly to do with it. Of course, though, it turns out that you can't talk about the post-World War…
Reason · Oct 25, 2022 Bikini Baristas Win Lawsuit Over Unconstitutional Dress Code Plus: Fiona Apple fights for court transparency, ACLU asks SCOTUS to consider boycott ban, and more...
Ballotpedia · Oct 24, 2022 The average reading level needed to digest statewide ballot measures Welcome to the Monday, October 24, Brew.
Reason · Oct 19, 2022 New Jersey Joins New York in Defying the SCOTUS Decision Upholding the Right To Bear Arms Legislators in both states favor subjective standards and sweeping restrictions for carry permits.
Ballotpedia · Oct 11, 2022 Robe & Gavel, October 11, 2022: Federal Judicial Vacancy Count released for Oct. 1 Welcome to the Oct. 11 edition of Robe & Gavel, Ballotpedia’s newsletter about the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) and other judicial happenings around the U.S.
Ballotpedia · Oct 7, 2022 ICYMI: Top stories of the week This year, voters in 37 states will decide 137 statewide ballot measures. In the October 6 Daily Brew, we looked at the 14 ballot measures in 10 states related to elections, voting, campaign finance, and term limits. Click the link below to see the full list, which includes Nevada Question…