Tag: racial gerrymandering

Speculation and Updates: Final decision days

June 25, 2015 case suggestions commentary
Factual update and speculation…  To speculate first, Scalia offered an unhappy announcement of his dissent in the Affordable Care Act decision, which I think may provide a spoiler on the outcome of the Congressional redistricting case.  The ACA issue was statutory interpretation, and the majority read insurance exchanges “established by…

Final Decision Days – full recap

June 23, 2015 case suggestions
The Court has issued decisions in a number of cases since my last post, but several of the most highly anticipated cases still remain.  In addition to the typical Monday decision day, the last of which is next week (the 29th), the Court has added two decision day on Thursday and…

November Cases of Note

October 26, 2014 case suggestions
November brings cases involving state secrets and whistleblowers, voting rights protections against racial gerrymandering, presidential powers in the context of Israel/Palestine, securities fraud, and rights of mortgage borrowers. Monday, November 3 November arguments begin with a case that will be viewed as an Israel-Palestine issue, although the legal question is one of separation of powers.  Long-standing…