The aggregate of the Supreme Court’s election rulings might offer the Republican Party a major advantage in the 2020 midterms.
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.
Legal Challenges Loom Over Congressional Voting Bill
H.R.1 proposed by the Democrats currently in the Senate is a sprawling legislation that could lead to several Supreme Court cases.
Highlighting Dark Money’s Role In US Gun Violence
Despite horrors of numerous mass shootings — 147 in 2021 already — Congress has been unable to enact commonsense reforms.
Supreme Court May Make Citizens United Worse Next Week
The Supreme Court will hear a major case on April 26 that could fundamentally worsen the infamous 2010 Citizens United ruling.
The “Swiftest And Surest Way” To Purge Corruption
An example of big money flooding US elections is the top 100 donors to Super PACs in the 2020 elections who donated over $2billion.
Americans Want To End Lifetime Supreme Court Appointments
A national survey conducted on Thursday and Friday, 63 percent of adults favor term or age limits for Supreme Court justices.
Virginia Becomes Voting Rights Bastion
Virginia has enacted legislation to reinstate key provisions of the federal Voting Rights Act struck down by the Supreme Court in 2013.
The Supreme Court Laid The Path For Georgia’s New Election Law
Georgia recently signed into law a new piece of legislation making it harder to vote. Past Supreme Court decisions paved the way.
Supreme Court Considers Whether to Hear Case on Presidential Debates
There has never been a case before the Supreme Court on presidential debates. But this situation has changed with a new lawsuit.
A Key Supreme Court Case on Disclosure For Nonprofit Donors
The case is on whether a California law requiring charities to report names and addresses of their major donors is unconstitutional.