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12 Dec 2017, 4:19 am
” Steven Mazie at The Economist’s Democracy in America blog agrees that “[b]eing perceived by the public as an honest broker unwedded to party or ideology is an increasingly elusive but fervent wish of many of the justices—particularly the chief. [read post]
30 May 2019, 7:15 am
At The Economist’s Democracy in America blog, Steven Mazie writes that “it seems that the conservative justices on the nation’s highest court (with the notable exception of Clarence Thomas) are content to plod along rather than rush headlong into a decision that could spark a dangerous new flashpoint in the culture wars. [read post]
8 Mar 2016, 4:16 am
” Commentary on last week’s order blocking enforcement of a Louisiana abortion law comes from Ian Millhiser at ThinkProgress and Steven Mazie of The Economist. [read post]
5 Jul 2017, 4:16 am
” In The Economist, Steven Mazie looks at how “the justices spend their three months of summer break,” concluding that as Roberts has observed, “the summer recess isn’t just about giving the justices a break from resolving the republic’s most pressing legal controversies—the adjournment reassures Americans that the ‘constitution is safe for the summer. [read post]
9 May 2016, 4:11 am
” In The Economist, Steven Mazie looks at the battle over Texas’s voter ID law and suggests that, if the court of appeals either fails to rule on the issue or upholds the law, “civil rights groups opposed to the restrictions will almost certainly ask the justices to consider the voter-ID law once again. [read post]
6 Mar 2019, 4:04 am
” At The Economist’s Democracy in America blog, Steven Mazie remarks on the “curious” reasons Justice Brett Kavanaugh gave for “hesita[ting] to use Morris County as the vehicle to move the First Amendment toward a principle commanding the government to fund religious entities equally under grant programmes. [read post]
9 Oct 2019, 4:05 am
” Steven Mazie suggests at The Economist’s Democracy in America blog that the result “may hinge on Justice Gorsuch, who portrayed himself as caught between a commitment to textualism and an aversion to judicial intervention in legislative matters. [read post]
28 Jan 2020, 3:58 am
” In an op-ed for The Washington Post (subscription required), Steven Mazie worries that “[i]f the tenor of the oral argument [in Espinoza v. [read post]
17 Jul 2020, 4:42 am
” Briefly: Steven Mazie of the Economist wraps up the court’s 2019-20 term, writing that Chief Justice John Roberts “presided over a court that broke left and right about equally in cases involving religion, abortion, civil rights and presidential power. [read post]
2 May 2016, 2:37 am
In The Economist, Steven Mazie looks back at last week’s decision in Heffernan v. [read post]
11 May 2018, 4:23 am
” At The Economist’s Democracy in America blog, Steven Mazie suggests that “the post-hearing rumpus shows that if the Supreme Court upholds the president’s proclamation when it hands down its judgment in June, it will do so without any assurances that the policy is far removed from a most incendiary campaign promise. [read post]
31 May 2018, 4:20 am
” Additional coverage comes from Scott Bomboy at Constitution Daily, Jordan Rubin at Bloomberg BNA, and Steven Mazie at The Economist’s Democracy in America blog, who reports that “[i]n concurrence, Justice Clarence Thomas agreed with the main holding but was a lone voice announcing scepticism about the long-standing ‘exclusionary rule’ that suppresses illegally grabbed evidence. [read post]
16 Nov 2017, 4:11 am
At The Economist’s Democracy in America blog, Steven Mazie explains why “a wrinkle in the free-speech dispute may spell trouble for another part of the pro-life agenda if California ends up on the losing side” in National Institute of Family and Life Advocates v. [read post]
24 Jun 2016, 9:05 am
Coverage comes from Steven Mazie of The Economist, Stephanie Mencimer at Mother Jones, Michael Shear and Tripp Gabriel for The New York Times, Tom Dart of The Guardian, and Haeyoun Park and Alicia Parlapiano of The New York Times, with an interactive feature on the effects of the decision, while coverage relating to the decision and its role in the 2016 presidential campaign comes from Julia Preston of The New York Times, David Nakamura of The Washington Post, Russell Berman… [read post]
21 Jan 2016, 6:18 am
Coverage comes from Steven Mazie for The Economist. [read post]
4 Mar 2015, 2:49 am
Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission, in which the Court is considering whether the Constitution prohibits the state’s voters from handing over authority for redistricting to independent commissions, comes from Tony Mauro for the Supreme Court Brief (subscription required) and Steven Mazie for The Economist (subscription or registration required). [read post]
30 Aug 2018, 7:55 am
” Commentary on the case comes from Steven Mazie of The Economist, who suggests that “with a possible 4-4 split between the court’s liberals and conservatives before Brett Kavanaugh is confirmed by the Senate, and five votes needed to reverse a lower-court ruling, anti-gerrymandering activists see a tantalising window of opportunity. [read post]
30 Nov 2017, 4:17 am
At The Economist’s Democracy in America blog, Steven Mazie “examines the religion question” in Masterpiece Cakeshop v. [read post]
21 Sep 2020, 3:00 am
” Steven Mazie of The Economist observes that “a quick transformation of the court could be a boon to Mr Trump’s re-election bid if—as the president has intimated—he wages a post-election litigation campaign challenging close results in key states. [read post]
30 Jun 2017, 4:14 am
In The Economist, Steven Mazie looks back at the recently concluded Supreme Court term, calling it “a year of comity. [read post]
