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United States Supreme Court Affirms Denial of Voting Rights For D.C.

JonathanTurley

The United States Supreme Court affirmed the decision of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia (and the later denial of a motion for consideration ) in rejecting the much touted lawsuit to give residents a vote in Congress. I have written about D.C. It is a recurring problem.

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The lives they lived and the court they shaped: Remembering those we lost in 2020

SCOTUSBlog

So Congress, for the first time, passed a law authorizing the chief justice to hire an administrative assistant. From 1972 to 1985, Cannon served as Burger’s assistant, helping him implement various changes to modernize the court. And I had their ear, explaining Supreme Court decisions on a regular basis over many years.

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