Here's the full set of #SCOTUS orders from this morning: https://www.supremecourt.gov/orders/courtorders/061818zor_m6io.pdf …
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Here's the opinion in Gill: https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/17pdf/16-1161_dc8f.pdf …
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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).
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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
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Here's the Benisek
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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."
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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 …Show this thread -
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."Show this thread -
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Note: The Arlene's Flowers cert petition has been re-listed for this Thursday's conference (as expected).
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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
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Why did they lack standing?
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The petitioners would have to prove they lived in one of the packed and cracked districts and were directly affected, as compared to generally challenging the whole map. Can bring it again once standing is established. No determination was made on the merits. Punted for now.
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What does this mean?
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The people bringing the case need to show they are/were directly impacted by gerrymandering. No decision at all on the merits of their argument. They will likely re-file and have specific parties named who are impacted.
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"Representatives shall be apportioned among the several States according to their respective numbers, counting the whole number of persons in each State, excluding Indians not taxed." Nothing about citizens of non-citizens. Run along now troll. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Census …
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The Constitution also says Blacks were 3/5ths of a person and were counted during a census you feckless American’t.
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