Jonathan Simon quoted in Los Angeles Times, April 12, 2013
Jonathan Simon, a law professor at UC Berkeley, said the Supreme Court could lighten the pressure by giving the state more time to meet the population cap. He noted the high court backed the limit only narrowly, in a 5-4 vote. “Will Justice Kennedy look at the progress … and say good enough?” Simon said, referring to the judge usually considered the court’s swing vote. “Quite possibly.”