Tuesday's ruling means state lawmakers' decisions about federal elections can still be challenged in state courts. Thomas dissented, with Gorsuch joining him in defending the scheme.
Maybe Roberts should start slipping notes to Thomas rather than Jackson. She’s just being a bit too active as a new justice than tradition expects. Thomas, on the other hand, seems on the edge of a spree killing.
It’s so wild to me how Gorsuch can sometimes be completely reasonable and correct (see: pretty much every Federal Indian law case and also Bostock) and in other cases can just be completely batsh*t ridiculous and nakedly partisan (see: this case). I suppose we all contain multitudes?
I’m really happy SCOTUS didn’t destroy democracy today but this does still leave North Carolina with a racially gerrymandered congressional map right? So Marc Elias still has lots of work ahead of him, poor guy!
What does it say that I was more relieved about this decision than anything else?
Maybe Roberts should start slipping notes to Thomas rather than Jackson. She’s just being a bit too active as a new justice than tradition expects. Thomas, on the other hand, seems on the edge of a spree killing.
It’s so wild to me how Gorsuch can sometimes be completely reasonable and correct (see: pretty much every Federal Indian law case and also Bostock) and in other cases can just be completely batsh*t ridiculous and nakedly partisan (see: this case). I suppose we all contain multitudes?
He only seems to be reasonable and fair when it comes to Native American rights. It’s quite remarkable
I’m really happy SCOTUS didn’t destroy democracy today but this does still leave North Carolina with a racially gerrymandered congressional map right? So Marc Elias still has lots of work ahead of him, poor guy!
It was a good day.
One day law schools will no longer teach judicial avoidance as a principal of constitutional law.
Surreal politically, not really