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Supreme Court term limits are consistent with judicial independence. Check out this thoughtful piece by @cato.org's @thomasberry.bsky.social in the Benchmark, a project of the Brennan Center's Kohlberg Center on the Supreme Court. www.brennancenter.org/our-work/ana...
Predictable turnover on the high court would improve its stability and accountability, and the justices would still be safe from political retaliation.
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The framework that Michael articulates here has changed the way that I look at state court decisions and will be seen, I think, as one of the most important contributions to state constitutional scholarship.
Alicia Bannon
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Jesse Wegman spotlights two recent cases to show how the Supreme Court likes expanding executive power in the service of deregulation, but not when it might injure corporate America. bit.ly/4fcjO0w
Yesterday a Florida trial court refused to block the state’s new congressional map, despite a state constitutional provision barring partisan gerrymandering. Read @erings.bsky.social’s analysis of the ruling — and how a series of SCOTUS rulings got us here.
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We don't pay enough attention to state supreme courts' supervisory powers over how courts operate. I'm excited to have this explainer by @adamsopko.bsky.social, which shows how these powers have been used to expand due process, enhance tenant protections & more. statecourtreport.org/our-work/ana...
State courts are increasingly at the center of legal and political fights over election districts. I covered recent developments in state redistricting litigation in VA, MO, FL, TN & LA. Look for more to come in the aftermath of SCOTUS's Callais ruling.
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State courts are hearing a bunch of interesting oral arguments this month, covering everything from firearm laws, to cities' power to regulate tobacco, to the rights of transgender prisoners. Check out this round-up by @skess108.bsky.social. statecourtreport.org/our-work/ana...
@aliciabannon.bsky.social on the frenzy of redistricting litigation, including the Florida case:
This is a really nice piece, as is the underlying law review article. I highly recommend it. I agree that state constitutions can play an important role in protecting the public interest from private capture. There remain hard questions about the role of the courts here, even at the state level.
Quinn Yeargain
Trump the businessman said, “You’re fired”; Trump the president is fighting in court for the right to say those words whenever he wants.
Voting rights groups claim the new map, expected to result in four additional Republican seats, violates the Florida Constitution’s ban on partisan gerrymandering.
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High courts’ authority to make rules on topics both mundane and profound can have substantial implications for civil rights and liberties.
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In the wake of Callais, state courts are weighing a growing number of redistricting disputes.
My essay on the many ways that state courts interpret state constitutions in lockstep with federal doctrine is now live on the @statecourtreport.org!
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A short piece I wrote for @statecourtreport.org on the problems "state capture" poses for state and local government, and how state constitutions might be used to prevent them.
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Based on an article first published with @cardozolaw.bsky.social (link below).
The practice of interpreting state constitutions identically to their federal counterpart is often criticized in blanket terms. But the ways state courts lockstep vary widely.
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It's been a big day for news about redistricting and the fate of various maps for House seats, with news out of Alabama, South Carolina, and most recently, Florida. Here's a rundown:
