Updates | The Week of October 2, 2017
Eve Levin // 10/8/17 //
The Supreme Court held oral argument in the partisan gerrymandering case, Gill v. Whitford (WaPo).
- Justice Kennedy displayed a keen interest in the First Amendment principles at stake in partisan gerrymandering, explains David Gans (Take Care).
- At the oral argument, Justice Kennedy indicated he may be ready to rein in partisan gerrymandering and Chief Justice Roberts expressed concerns about jumping into the political thicket (Election Law Blog).
A proposed California law that would require presidential candidates to disclose federal tax returns may face a constitutional challenge, explain Charlie Gerstein and Jason Harrow at Take Care.
New documents from the Pence-Kobach Voter Fraud Commission raise concerns about Commission’s intentions (Huffington Post).