In 2000, the U.S. Presidential election was decided by one vote among only nine voters. In a notorious 5-4 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court stopped a Florida recount, effectively handing Republican George W. Bush the Presidency over Democrat Al Gore. Twenty years later, President Trump’s campaign has filed multiple lawsuits challenging the results of the […]
A Brief History of Court Packing
Yesterday, the U-S Senate confirmed Amy Coney Barrett as a Supreme Court Justice. As Barrett becomes the third Trump-appointee to the high court, some Democrats are eyeballing ways to counter its six to three conservative majority. One of those methods is increasing the number of justices, often called court packing — an action that’s almost […]
Amy Coney Barrett faces first day of senate confirmation hearings
Today marked day one of Amy Coney Barrett’s official confirmation process to the U.S. Supreme Court. Barrett will spend most of the rest of this week sitting before the Senate’s Judiciary Committee, before being passed off to the Senate for a confirmation vote likely to take place later this month. For more on the confirmation […]
Madison Students March on State Capital, Support DACA
Hundreds of high school and college students from across the Madison area met at the State Capitol earlier today with one message: Preserve DACA. They chanted phrases such as “Up, up with education. Down, down with deportation” as they approached the State Capitol. DACA stands for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals. It is a program […]
U.S. Supreme Court Issued A Ruling on Whitford Standing
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On June 18, 2018, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a ruling on Gill v. Whitford, a Wisconsin case alleging the state legislature created an unconstitutional gerrymander when it drew the state legislative district maps in 2011. Rather than the landmark ruling many were hoping for, the court punted, unanimously voting to remand the case back […]
Redistricting Advocates Protest U.S. Supreme Court Decision
The U.S. Supreme court ruled unanimously that the 12 Democratic voters challenging how the state draws legislative maps didn’t have legal ability to do. The court says the plaintiffs were affected by their district, but not by the map as a whole. The court ruling gives the plaintiffs a chance to continue their case […]
