In 2015, Judge Robert Payne of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia previewed in a noteworthy concurrence and dissent that in the Fourth Circuit, partisan gerrymandering may be unconstitutional :...more
On Monday the Supreme Court avoided deciding, once again, when, if ever, political gerrymandering violates the Constitution. In Gill v. Whitford, the Supreme Court was presented with startling evidence that Wisconsin...more
6/22/2018
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Article III ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
First Amendment ,
Fourteenth Amendment ,
Gerrymandering ,
Gill v Whitford ,
Injury-in-Fact ,
Political Parties ,
Remand ,
SCOTUS ,
Standing ,
Vacated ,
Voting Rights
The Supreme Court of the United States handed down today an important First Amendment case concerning governments’ ability to regulate commonly displayed informational signs.Â
In Reed v. Town of Gilbert,...more
6/24/2015
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Compelling Governmental Interest ,
Content-Neutral ,
First Amendment ,
Fourteenth Amendment ,
Local Ordinance ,
Reed v Town of Gilbert ,
SCOTUS ,
Signs ,
Strict Scrutiny Standard ,
Zoning Laws