League of Women Voters (LWV)
Amicus Curiae
David W. Ogden, Counsel of RecordFounded in 1920, the League of Women Voters is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization with more than 150,000 members dedicated to ensuring open and accountable government. David W. Ogden is a partner with the law firm WilmerHale, specializing in administrative and constitutional law. He received his law degree from Harvard University in 1981. The following is excerpted from the Amicus Curiae Brief for the Appellants as submitted to the U.S. Supreme Court on January 10, 2006.Constitutional design requires the House of Representatives to represent the views of the people as closely as possible. State legislatures thwart…
