“What is the cutoff time? How flexible is it? I think we don’t know what,” Hasen said.
A three-judge panel of the Chicago-based 7th Circuit held that the Wisconsin Legislature, the Wisconsin GOP and the Republican National Committee lacked standing to ask for changes to an injunction a federal judge issued extending the ballot receipt deadline for six days. The appeals court panel consisted entirely of Republican-appointed judges, including a noted conservative, Reagan appointee Frank Easterbrook.
Roberts is seen as the most likely justice to break with the court’s conservative wing and deny it the majority it would need to carry the day on the election law cases — at least until a new justice is confirmed. And, as chief justice, he wields some influence over his colleagues and the court’s actions, particularly in terms of the pacing of decisions and the content of opinions he joins.
Just how likely Roberts is to break ranks with his conservative colleagues on the election-related fights is a matter of considerable debate in legal circles. He has almost never strayed from conservative orthodoxy in cases like redistricting and voting rights. In fact, he’s known as the architect of, the court’s 2013, 5-4 ruling that knocked out a central pillar of the Voting Rights Act, outraging civil rights groups.
from taking effect in Wisconsin shortly before the midterm general election. Again, the court’s three other Republican-appointed justices dissented. And, again, Roberts kept mum.that blocked a federal judge’s order extending the ballot receipt deadline for the Democratic presidential primary and a state election in the Badger State.
Rules in voting? Like rules in the court? Like no bribes/no coercion/no lying/no conspiracy/profiling of officers/no illegal assaults in the court rooms of Public servants for purposes of creating civil unrest/ no elected officials taking bribes for the illegal arrest of officers
it must be a nightmare to have different election rules in different states UK &EU have central authority for all states
Not to worry the Supreme Court is going to give Trump and the Republicans everything they need to suppress votes and continue minority rule in this country. This article is behind the times because they announced today the good news for the GOP in South Carolina.
Republicans just can’t win without cheating