On September 28, Righthaven lost its second lawsuit this month, this time in Colorado. A U.S. District Court Judge ruled that when Righthaven bought the copyright to a newspaper photograph that many blogs reproduced, Righthaven did not simultaneously win the … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: September 2011
Southampton, New York, has partisan town elections on November 8, 2011. This news story says that the town’s Republican Party is miffed at two Republican nominees, because they accepted the cross-nomination of the Democratic Party. So, the party is sending … Continue reading
On the afternoon of September 27, the Colorado Supreme Court heard oral argument in Riddle v Ritter, 11-sa-12. The issue is whether a Colorado law, passed in 2004, violates the Colorado Constitution. The law says individuals may contribute $400 per … Continue reading
On September 13, the Wisconsin Government Accountability Board (which is the name of the body formerly called the State Board of Elections) approved letting petitions be e-mailed to individuals who ask for them. Furthermore, the organization promoting the petition would … Continue reading
This Washington Post article says that four Democratic members of Congress from California may not have followed Federal Election Commission rules that require safeguards for campaigns, to prevent embezzlement or other dishonest activity by campaign treasurers. Federal rules say large … Continue reading
This story says it is virtually certain that the Democratic Party of Burlington County, New Jersey, won’t replace Carl Lewis with a new nominee for State Senate in the 8th district, in the election of November 8, 2011. It is … Continue reading