#SCOTUS, June 18, 2018.pic.twitter.com/kyemhuqQp0
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Next: Lozman v. City of Riviera Beach, Florida. Kennedy has the court's decision, holding that the existence of probable cause does NOT bar a First Amendment retaliation claim in this case. Thomas was the only justice to dissent. #SCOTUS
Here's the Lozman decision: https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/17pdf/17-21_p8k0.pdf … #SCOTUS
Breaking: #SCOTUS holds that the challengers lacked standing in the Wisconsin partisan gerrymandering case, Gill v. Whitford, as presented thus far. Roberts wrote the majority decision, remanding the case. No justices dissented; there were multiple concurrences.
Here's the opinion in Gill: https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/17pdf/16-1161_dc8f.pdf …
We're still waiting on at least on more decision, and, per normal practice, it also would be a decision from the Chief Justice (but, they've gone out of order a couple times this term, when one decision should be released first).
Final decision of the day is the Maryland partisan gerrymandering case. The court, in a per curiam decision, found the challengers did not meet the standards for #SCOTUS to reverse the district ct decision against issuing a preliminary injunction. They did not rule on the merits.
In short, #SCOTUS punted in both cases on the merits issues of whether partisan gerrymandering claims can be made and, if so, what standards courts should use in evaluating them.
Here's the Benisek #SCOTUS opinion: https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/17pdf/17-333_b97c.pdf …
NEXT #SCOTUS DECISION DAY: Thursday. Fourteen cases remain outstanding.
Regarding the Chavez-Meza decision, DOJ spokesperson Kerri Kupec says in a statement: "Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein was honored to argue before the Supreme Court, and we are pleased with the decision."
MY #SCOTUS REPORT —> The Supreme Court Just Sidestepped Questions About How Courts Can Decide If Redistricting Is Too Partisanhttps://www.buzzfeed.com/chrisgeidner/supreme-court-gerrymandering-sidestep?utm_term=.bnBLqOM2Y#.eoXOG07Jy …
ACLU's @dale_e_ho on today —> "The Supreme Court missed an opportunity today to lay down a firm marker as to when partisan gerrymandering is so extreme that it violates the constitutional rights of voters. But the court permitted lawsuits against unfair maps to continue."
Here's @rickhasen on today's redistricting rulings —>https://twitter.com/rickhasen/status/1008770726361354242 …
Note: The Arlene's Flowers cert petition has been re-listed for this Thursday's conference (as expected). #SCOTUS
In advance of Thursday, here's where things stand on what's left from #SCOTUS still this term. 14 cases, including racial gerrymandering, travel ban, Carpenter (what's happening there?!), public sector unions, & crisis pregnancy center regs. @SCOTUSblog: http://www.scotusblog.com/statistics/ pic.twitter.com/Y84CZF2ycl
I’m curious why this warranted cert in the first place.
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