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Voting: Purging, Packing, Cracking, Standing
FromAmicus With Dahlia Lithwick | Law, justice, and the courts
Voting: Purging, Packing, Cracking, Standing
FromAmicus With Dahlia Lithwick | Law, justice, and the courts
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45 minutes
Released:
Jun 23, 2018
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Dahlia Lithwick takes a close look at the two big voting rights cases decided by the Supreme Court earlier this week with Paul Smith who argued for the plaintiffs in the Wisconsin political gerrymander case Gill v. Whitford. On Monday, the court sent Gill back to the lower courts based on the theory that the plaintiffs had no standing. In the other case, Benisek v Lamone, which involved a Maryland gerrymander, the Justices delivered an unsigned opinion sending Benisek back saying it was too soon to decide. And we take a look at the implications of the court’s earlier decision on Ohio voter purges, a case that was also argued by Paul Smith.Please let us know what you think of Amicus. Join the discussion of this episode on Facebook. Our email is amicus@slate.com.Podcast production by Sara Burningham.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Released:
Jun 23, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
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