Overview
- Stanford Law fellow Duncan Hosie contends decades of partisan sorting weakened Congress and emboldened the Supreme Court to dismantle key laws.
- He cites campaign‑finance decisions, including Citizens United and McCutcheon, as undoing congressional limits and channeling lawmakers’ time into relentless fundraising.
- The analysis highlights Rucho v. Common Cause as shielding partisan gerrymanders from federal courts, with Justice Samuel Alito recently defending Texas maps as a permissible partisan advantage.
- Hosie argues the Roberts Court has undercut statutes touching voting rights and major social programs, distancing Congress from its electorate and hampering lawmaking.
- He flags that a case expected this year could intensify these trends, describing it as a potential escalation rather than a foregone conclusion.