Can you remind us of the official names for the census and gerrymandering cases? by Thehowie 9:53 AM
Maryland gerrymandering = Lamone v. Benisek: https://www.scotusblog.com/case-files/cases/lamone-v-benisek/
North Carolina gerrymandering = Rucho v. Common Cause: https://www.scotusblog.com/case-files/cases/rucho-v-common-cause-2/
Cnesus = Department of Commerce v. New York: https://www.scotusblog.com/case-files/cases/department-of-commerce-v-new-york/
Here’s the opinion in Mitchell v. Wisconsin. Amy will have our analysis:
The court holds that the exigent-circumstances rule “almost always permits a blood test without a warrant.”
“When a breath test is impossible, enforcement of the drunk-driving laws depends upon the administration of a blood test.”
When a driver is unconscious, Alito concludes, “the general rule is that a warrant is not needed.”
This is really an administrative-law holding. The Court is saying that the Commerce Department could do this if it gave a better/truer explanation of why it was doing it.