Will the Supreme Court Agree on Tuesday to Hear Judicial Speech Case?

SCOTUSBlog reports that Bauer v. Shepard is on the conference list for today. If cert. is granted, we'll likely get an announcement Tuesday. I discussed the case here, and a related case here. Given the prominence of Judge Easterbrook, the importance of the issue, and the likelihood that conservative Justices on the Supreme Court will be interested in the First Amendment issues in this case, I think it is likely (though not certain) that the Court will take this case.

Colbert Report on Justice Thomas Financial Disclosure Controversy and CU

See here.

Read the Supplemental Briefs Ordered in the Shelby County Case

They are linked and analyzed here at RedistrictingOnline.org.

"Cuomo Redistricting Bill Limits Lawmakers' Role"

The NY Times offers this report.

"Secretary of state won't face charges in incident at courthouse"

The Indianapolis Star reports.

"Liberal civil servants treat political opponents as enemies"

Hans von Spakovsky has written this oped for the Washington Examiner.

"2012: The Year Of The Billion-Dollar Campaigns?"

NPR offers this report.

"How to slay a gerrymander; The nation's governors could combat reckless redistricting."

Michael Waldman has written this oped for the Philadelphia Inquirer.

"The Fix" on Florida Redistricting Controversies and Whether the Commission Would Help Democrats

See here.

"Federal watchdog: punish former U.S. attorney for fundraiser"

Josh Gerstein blogs at Politico.

Cain Reply to Quinn

Bruce Cain emails:

Your remarks do not bode well for the Commission's prospects. Apparently if you are not a registered Republican, you are by definition a Democrat even if you have been a decline to state your whole voting career. And apparently, if you do a nonpartisan redistricting for a liberal city, by definition you are a liberal activist who has it in for the Republicans. And apparently, even if for 20 years you have worked cooperatively with all members of the public, reaching out to Republicans, your hands are soiled with partisan dirt. This logic will clearly be applied to the Commission's decline to state members and to any decisions they make as well. We have tried for the last 20 years not to argue about the numbers and technical services, but this may not last.