New York State Chief Judge Rowan Wilson has used his center seat on the seven-member Court of Appeals, the highest bench in the state, to try to […]
Tag: gerrymandering
Outlandish ruling could eviscerate what’s left of the Voting Rights Act
by Erwin Chemerinsky If a decision handed down by a conservative federal appeals court last week is allowed to stand, it will gut what remains of one […]
Supreme Court’s term contained some surprising gifts for Democrats
by Jackie Calmes Even a broken clock is right twice a day, as the saying goes. The same lopsidedly right-wing Supreme Court that since June 2022 has […]
Why the Supreme Court decision on voting rights is such a shock
by Erwin Chemerinsky After a decade of weakening federal protection of voting rights, the Supreme Court last Thursday reaffirmed that the Voting Rights Act prevents racial discrimination […]
Congress’ fix to presidential votes lights way for broader election reform
by Kevin Johnson A massive eleventh-hour spending bill stuffed with thinly vetted backroom deals might seem proof of our political dysfunction. But the omnibus bill approved by […]
SCOUTS skeptical about eliminating court oversight
In a rare bit of good news out of the U.S. Supreme Court, there are signs three of the court’s six conservatives are poised to join its […]
Midterms highlight SCOTUS’ threat to Black voters
by Noah Feldman At a time when control of the House of Representatives has come down to just a few seats, it’s a good time to reexamine […]
Prepare for law to move further right
by Erwin Chemerinsky As the Supreme Court begins its new term, it’s clear that the court’s majority is determined to move the law much further to the […]
SCOTUS threatens heart of majority rule
by Laurence H. Tribe and Dennis Aftergut The Supreme Court’s extremist justices are aiming their next dagger at the heart of the entire democratic enterprise: voters’ right […]
The redistricting problem must be solved by Congress or federal courts
New York Democrats’ hyperpartisan gerrymandering violated the state Constitution, which voters amended eight years ago to establish a bipartisan redistricting commission — specifically prohibiting line-drawing that discourages […]