From Voice of America: The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday appeared divided along ideological lines as it heard a bid by Texas to revive Republican-drawn electoral districts thrown out by a lower court for diluting the clout of black and Hispanic voters. Some of the conservative justices seemed willing during arguments in the case to […]
Supreme Court articles on Democracy Chronicles
The Supreme Court is the highest court in the US and has ultimate appellate jurisdiction over all federal courts and over state court cases involving issues of federal law. Also see our articles on Antonin Scalia and also on the Supreme Court case known as Citizens United.
All eyes on landmark Supreme Court gerrymandering case
Court hears arguments on redrawing electoral districts’ boundaries to boost a political party’s chances in an election
Supreme Court weighs partisanship in Maryland redistricting
Supreme Court to review a Democratic scheme to take away one of Maryland’s two Republican House seats in Congress
Mathematicians invent new tool to judge gerrymandering
A mathematical approach to judge gerrymandering and when political districts go beyond fairness and into manipulation
A Minnesota law prohibiting political clothing at polling places
The case in question, Minnesota Voters Alliance v. Mansky, argues that the Minnesotan law prohibiting voters from wearing clothing that supports particular candidates or bears political statements in polling places is unconstitutional.
VIDEO: Rick Hasen on the Complicated Legacy of Justice Scalia
Antonin Scalia left behind a complex legacy as a conservative legal thinker and disruptive public intellectual
It is way past time to end partisan gerrymandering
Drawing the boundary lines of legislative or congressional districts to provide an unfair advantage needs to stop
It’s getting harder to prosecute politicians for corruption
On the Supreme Court’s increasingly narrow definition of corruption, including the crimes of bribery and extortion
Expert claims a new U.S. Constitution is needed
Professor Chris Edelson speaks out on what he calls a “permanent shift to unconstrained presidential power”
Democrat-Drawn Maryland Congressional Map is Unconstitutional
Brennan Center report slams skewed Maryland congressional map, drawn by the Democratic state legislature in 2011