BIPARTISAN GROUP OF LAWMAKERS FIND COMMON GROUND FOR SCOTUS | News On Potential Court Fixes
September 6, 2017
LET'S GET TOGETHER, YEAH YEAH YEAH
|A bipartisan group of prominent lawmakers have come together to file briefs with the Supreme Court calling for an end to political gerrymandering and arguing that the practice violates the Constitution. JOHN KASICH signed on to ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER’S brief yesterday, and SENATOR JOHN MCCAIN filed a separate brief taking a similar position. Then, 36 current and former members of Congress, both Republicans and Democrats, filed yet another amicus brief that includes the chairman of the Freedom Caucus and the chairman of the Progressive Caucus. The case that could potentially end partisan gerrymandering — Gill v. Whitford — will be argued before the justices on Tuesday, October 3.
AND I WILL TRY TO FIX YOU
|Fix the Court released its wrap report of all the summer news relating to potential “fixes” to the high court. Catch up on anything you may have missed and read the report here.
TALK ABOUT A DREAM, TRY TO MAKE IT REAL
|The Editorial Board of The Washington Post reacted to PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP’S decision to end the DACA program which the board refers to as “heartless.” WaPo: “DACA is a stopgap that conferred no legal status on its recipients. And despite the administration’s contention that it is legally indefensible, predicting how the Supreme Court would rule on it is a guessing game.”
I'LL TAKE THAT BET
|“The American Gaming Association on Tuesday filed a brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in support of New Jersey, which wants to end the federal ban on sports betting. The 26-page amicus brief takes aim at the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (PASPA), passed in 1992, that prohibits states from allowing sports betting.” Megan Wilson with The Hill reports the brief was filed for a case that pits several states, law enforcement groups and gambling advocates against college and professional sports leagues and stems from a New Jersey state challenge to the federal ban.
OTHER NEWS
How Courts Put The Brakes On Texas Voter Discrimination
CNN“It has become a disturbing pattern: Texas has systematically engaged in voter discrimination and suppression. In the past few weeks, in a series of separate rulings, federal courts have found that the state intentionally discriminated against minority voters by enacting a strict voter ID law, unfair redistricting plans, and unlawful rules on language assistance at the polls. It’s important that the Supreme Court affirm these rulings.”
Why The Supreme Court May Review The S.E.C.'s In-House Judges
The New York Times“That kind of inconsistency in the law demands the Supreme Court resolve the split in how the appeals courts assess whether the S.E.C.’s administrative judges were appointed properly.”