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District court receives joint parties’ counter to amicus brief in redlining case

On April 15, the CFPB filed a joint brief urging the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois to vacate a judgment and consent decree in a case involving alleged redlining practices by a financial company....more

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Welcome to the Party, Pal: Supreme Court Invokes Party Presentation Principle

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On May 7, 2020, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously vacated an opinion of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals based on the so-called principle of party presentation. ...more

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Supreme Court Decides United States v. Sineneng-Smith

On May 7, 2020, the Supreme Court decided United States v. Sineneng-Smith, No. 19-67, holding that, absent extraordinary circumstances, courts must adhere to the principle of party presentation and decide only those questions...more

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Supreme Court Decides Thompson v. Hebdon

On November 25, 2019, the U.S. Supreme Court decided Thompson v. Hebdon holding that, in considering whether caps on individual campaign contributions violate the First Amendment, courts must compare the cap to others upheld...more

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U.S. Supreme Court Holds Political Gerrymandering Non-Justiciable

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Late last week, the Supreme Court issued a ruling in two cases concerning the constitutionality of political gerrymandering: Rucho v. Common Cause, a case arising out of North Carolina, and Lamone v. Benisek, arising out of...more

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Supreme Court Decides Rucho v. Common Cause

On June 27, 2019, the U.S. Supreme Court decided Rucho v. Common Cause, No. 18-422, holding that claims of partisan gerrymandering present nonjusticiable political questions that cannot be resolved by the federal courts under...more

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Supreme Court Avoids a Decision on Partisan Gerrymandering

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In advance of the midterm elections scheduled for November 6, 2018, many states are preparing for, or have already completed, their primary elections. Meanwhile, voters and state officials in Wisconsin and Maryland have...more

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Supreme Court Leaves Big Partisan Gerrymandering Questions Undecided: Some Clues About What Happens Next

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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

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Supreme Court Decides Gill v. Whitford

On June 18, 2018, the Supreme Court of the United States decided Gill v. Whitford, No. 16-1161, holding that where voters assert that a state’s legislative districts have been improperly gerrymandered, those voters lack...more

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