Index

Note: Italic page numbers refer to tables.

Al Gore, 11, 14–15

Alito, Justice, 79, 81; majority opinion, 78

Anderson v. Celebrezze, 43

announce clause, 17–20

Arizona Free Enterprise Club’s Freedom Club PAC v. Bennett,57–63

Austin v. Michigan Chamber of Commerce, 49, 53

AZScam, 61

Baker v. Carr, 32, 34

ballot issues, 4

Bandemer opinion, 35

Barrett, Justice, 90

Beer v. United States, 24

Biden, Joe, 89

Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act (BCRA), 37–41, 49, 59, 71

Bossie, David, 50

Breyer, Justice, 74, 75, 81

Buckley v. Valeo, 39, 53, 61, 71

Bush, George W., 11

Bush v. Gore,11–16, 18, 90

Bush v. Vera, 34

case analysis, 9

Citizens Clean Elections Act, 57

Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission,49–56

Clinton, Hillary, 50

Congressional record, 56, 67, 68

constitutional adjudication, 63

constitutional responsibility, 86

corporate electioneering, 56

corruption, 53, 60

COVID-19, 85, 88

Crawford v. Marion County Election Board,43–47

Davis v. Bandemer, 31

Davis v. Federal Election Commission, 59, 62

decision-making, 1, 9, 90

Democratic-appointed justices, 5

Democratic National Committee, et al. v. Wisconsin State Legislature, 89

discriminatory effect, 32, 68

discriminatory voting laws, 24

election law cases, 4–8, 9

election law decisions, 1

election law opinions calls, 2

election modernization, 43

Equal Protection Clause, 12

Failure-to-Vote Clause, 82

FEC v. Wisconsin Right to Life, Inc. (WRTL II), 37–42

Federal Corrupt Practices Act of 1925, 49

Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (FECA), 49, 71

Federal Election Commission v. Beaumont, 74

Federal Election Commission v. Colorado Republican Federal Campaign Committee, 75

First National Bank of Boston v. Belotti, 53

Florida election law, 13

Florida Supreme Court, 11, 15

forced to confront, 14

Georgia Coalition for the Peoples’ Agenda (GCPA), 27

Georgia Legislature, 91

Georgia v. Ashcroft, 3, 5, 23–30

Gerry, Elbridge, 31

Ginsburg, Justice, 20, 68, 69, 87

Gomillion v. Lightfoot, 35

Gray v. Sanders, 12

Harper v. Virginia Board of Elections, 12, 43

Help America Vote Act of 2002 (HAVA), 43, 44, 79, 80

Hillary: The Movie, 50

Husted v. A. Philip Randolph Institute,77–83

independent expenditures, 49, 53, 54, 56–58, 60, 61, 74

Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles (BMV), 46

Johnson v. De Grandy, 26

Johnson v. Miller, 23

judicial independence, 21, 91

Kagan, Justice, 61–63

Kavanaugh, Justice, 89, 90

Kennedy, Justice, 51, 53, 54; majority opinion, 52

Laird v. Tatum, 19

Linmark Associates v. Willingboro, 51

magic words, 40

majority votes, 5

McConnell v. Federal Election Commission, 37, 49, 53, 75

McCutcheon, Shaun, 71

McCutcheon v. Federal Election Commission,71–76

McPherson v. Blacker, 12

Miami-Dade County, 11

Miami Herald Pub. Co. Div. of Knight Newspapers, Inc. v. Tornillo, 52

Miller v. Johnson, 23, 25, 32

Minnesota Code of Judicial Conduct, 17

Minnesota Republican National Committee, 21

minority groups, 28

minority influence theory, 27

Moore v. Ogilvie, 12

National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (NVRA), 43, 47, 78, 79, 81, 82

Nixon v. Shrink Missouri Government PAC, 75

Northwest Austin Municipal Utility Dist. No. One v. Holder, 65

O’Connor, Justice, 23, 25–27; majority opinion, 26

partisan-aligned decisions, 3

partisan gerrymandering, 35, 36

partisan victories, 4

partisan votes, 7

Payne v. Tennessee, 34

per curiam opinion, 12, 13

photo ID law, 45

plurality opinion, 8, 32, 33

policy decisions, 21

political gerrymandering, 31, 32

preclearance decision, 23, 67

privately financed candidate, 57

public financing system, 61

publicly financed candidates, 57

quid pro quo corruption, 61, 62

racial gerrymandering, 35

Republican-aligned decisions, 5, 6

Republican National Committee, et al. v. Democratic National Committee, et al.,85–88

Republican Party of Minnesota v. White,17–22

retrogression, 23–25, 27, 28

Reynolds v. Sims, 12, 31

Robert, Justice, 40, 57, 59, 60, 65, 67, 72, 73; majority opinion, 38, 39, 58, 66; plurality opinion, 72

“safe-harbor” deadline, 13, 14

Scalia, Justice, 18–20, 31–33; majority opinion, 20, 32; plurality opinion, 34

SEA 483, 45

Shaw v. Reno, 32, 34, 35

Shelby County v. Holder,65–70

Souter, Justice, 28, 41, 42, 46

South Carolina v. Katzenbach, 65

stare decisis, 55

Stevens, Justice, 15, 16, 21, 22, 33, 35, 45, 54, 55; plurality opinion, 43, 44

Supreme Court decision-making: case analysis, 9; partisan preferences in, 3–9

term limits, 91–92

Thornburg v. Gingles, 25

Tillman Act of 1907, 49, 54

Time, Inc. v. Firestone, 51

Trump, Donald, 89–91

unsought responsibility, 14

U.S. Constitution article I, § 4, 31

Vieth v. Jubelirer,31–36

vote dilution, 27

Voter ID Law, 43, 47

Voting Rights Act of 1965 (VRA), 4, 23–25, 28, 43, 65–68

Wersal, Gregory, 17

Wisconsin Election Commission, 86

Wisconsin Legislature’s decision, 85

Wisconsin Right to Life, Inc. v. Federal Election Commission, 37

Wisconsin voters, 87

written opinions, 8