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Bonus 248: Missouri’s Massive Midterm Mess
3+ day, 15+ hour ago (347+ words) Steve Vladeck | Substack Bonus 248: Missouri’s Midterms Mess The Supreme Court can and should put an end to the chaos unfolding with respect to which congressional map Missouri will use in November’s elections. But it’s a mess partly of the justices…...
248. The Justices’ Papers
6+ day, 15+ hour ago (470+ words) Welcome back to “One First,” a newsletter that aims to make the U.S. Supreme Court more accessible to lawyers and non-lawyers alike. I’m grateful to all of you for your continued support, and I hope that you’ll consider sharing…...
Bonus 247: Four Lessons from the Ballroom Ruling
1+ week, 3+ day ago (363+ words) One First | Steve Vladeck | Substack Bonus 247: Four Lessons from the Ballroom Ruling The Court’s latest emergency docket misadventure offers potentially important lessons about two of the justices, the Court’s procedures, and its sensitivity to certain types of public criticism. As…...
247. Should Purcell Apply to the Federal Government?
1+ week, 6+ day ago (293+ words) Welcome back to “One First,” a newsletter that aims to make the U.S. Supreme Court more accessible to lawyers and non-lawyers alike. I’m grateful to all of you for your continued support, and I hope that you’ll consider sharing…...
246. Making Sense of the Mail-in Ballots Ruling
2+ week, 6+ day ago (865+ words) One First | Steve Vladeck | Substack 246. Making Sense of the Mail-in Ballots Ruling The Supreme Court’s grant of a stay in one of the mail-in ballot cases is deeply wrong, but it’s also not the main event over whether Trump’s patently…...
Bonus 244: Minnesota v. Abbott
3+ week, 3+ day ago (414+ words) One First | Steve Vladeck | Substack Bonus 244: Minnesota v. Abbott Governor Abbott is refusing to comply with a demand to extradite an ICE officer under criminal indictment in Minnesota. He has no legal leg to stand on, but may instead be trying…...