On March 7, a group of taxpayers and voters in the city of Union, Ohio, asked the U.S. Supreme Court to hear their appeal. The issue is whether a local government can spend public funds campaigning against an initiative. The 6th circuit had ruled on September 8, 2006, that government can spend public funds to campaign against an initiative. The case is Kidwell v City of Union. No case number has been assigned yet. Thanks to Ed Still for this news. The case has great implications for laws that provide public funding for candidates on a discriminatory basis.