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8 Nov 2017, 3:53 am
” At The Economist’s Democracy in America blog, Steven Mazie suggests that “ratifying Alabama’s decision to put a very sick man with large gaps in his memory to death effectively, if not formally, puts the Supreme Court on one side—arguably the wrong one—of a philosophical debate over personal identity and punishment. [read post]
23 Oct 2017, 3:26 am
Four agreed: Elizabeth Warren, Claire McCaskill, Heidi Heitkamp and Mazie Hirono. [read post]
13 Oct 2017, 4:09 am
At The Economist’s Democracy in America blog, Steven Mazie discusses the court’s dismissal as moot last week of one of two challenges to President Donald Trump’s March 6 travel ban, noting that “[a]s one set of battles over Mr Trump’s appetite for banning Muslim people from America’s shores fizzles out, another is set to begin. [read post]
4 Oct 2017, 6:47 pm
”Gerrymanders are unsightly, but worse would be the sight of federal judges becoming political arbiters of every electoral map based on evidence that voters are likely to conclude is itself partisan.An eye-opening Twitter thread by Steven Mazie illustrating how Chief Justice Roberts and Justice Gorsuch appeared to lack knowledge of the statistical methodology involved paints Chief Justice Roberts' comment as more disturbing than the quippy Editorial Board lets on. [read post]
4 Oct 2017, 6:47 pm
”Gerrymanders are unsightly, but worse would be the sight of federal judges becoming political arbiters of every electoral map based on evidence that voters are likely to conclude is itself partisan.An eye-opening Twitter thread by Steven Mazie illustrating how Chief Justice Roberts and Justice Gorsuch appeared to lack knowledge of the statistical methodology involved paints Chief Justice Roberts' comment as more disturbing than the quippy Editorial Board lets on. [read post]
4 Oct 2017, 4:17 am
At The Economist, Steven Mazie reports on Monday’s oral argument in Epic Systems v. [read post]
3 Oct 2017, 5:52 pm
" And at the "Democracy in America" blog of The Economist, Steven Mazie has a post titled "Slaying the gerrymander: The justices puzzle over how to rein in partisan redistricting; The key vote, Anthony Kennedy, may be inclined to finally set limits to the practice. [read post]
3 Oct 2017, 4:15 am
Coverage of Whitford comes from Nina Totenberg at NPR and Michael Wines in The New York Times, who reports that a “decisive ruling striking down the Wisconsin Assembly map could invalidate redistricting maps in up to 20 other states,” and from Steven Mazie at The Economist’s Espresso blog. [read post]
29 Sep 2017, 4:36 am
” Previews of October Term 2017 also come from David Savage for the Los Angeles Times, from Steven Mazie in The Economist, and in a livestream from the Counting to 5 podcast at 11:00 a.m. [read post]
25 Sep 2017, 4:14 am
At The Economist, Steven Mazie reports that at today’s “long conference,” the justices will “sort[] through hundreds of petitions that arrived over the summer. [read post]
21 Sep 2017, 4:02 am
” At The Economist, Steven Mazie looks at Epic Systems v. [read post]
20 Sep 2017, 2:12 pm
" Steven Mazie has this post at the "Democracy in America" blog of The Economist. [read post]
18 Sep 2017, 4:27 am
” In The Economist, Steven Mazie suggests that “[l]ess than a month before the Supreme Court considers the legality of his executive order barring travel from six overwhelmingly Muslim countries,” Trump’s tweets reacting to a London bombing last week “handed a gift to those challenging the ban. [read post]
13 Sep 2017, 4:19 am
” Coverage of the broader entry-ban controversy comes from Steven Mazie at The Economist. [read post]
11 Sep 2017, 4:29 am
In The Economist, Steven Mazie takes issue with the amicus brief filed by the federal government in support of a baker who refused to create a wedding cake for a same-sex couple, arguing that although the brief characterizes wedding cakes as “’inherently communicative,’” it “provides no evidence that even the most elaborately decorated and exorbitantly priced wedding confections are imbued with the capacity of speech. [read post]
9 Sep 2017, 9:11 am
" Steven Mazie has this post at the "Democracy in America" blog of The Economist. [read post]
7 Sep 2017, 2:16 pm
" Steven Mazie has this article in the September 7, 2017 print edition of The Economist. [read post]
28 Aug 2017, 7:55 am
Briefly: In The Economist (subscription or registration may be required), Steven Mazie reports that for the fourth time in two weeks a federal judge has found that the Texas legislature discriminated against black and Hispanic voters; he notes that the Supreme Court “will probably be the forum of last resort” for assessing Texas’ district boundaries and that “it would be a surprise if the nine justices are not eventually called upon” to consider Texas’… [read post]
21 Aug 2017, 7:08 am
At The Economist’s Democracy in America blog, Steven Mazie discusses Janus v. [read post]
17 Aug 2017, 6:24 pm
" Steven Mazie has this post at the "Democracy in America" blog of The Economist. [read post]
