Today the Michigan Court of Appeals agreed with the lower court that giving the two major parties monopoly access to the list of primary voters is unconstitutional. This deals a possible blow to to Michigan political leaders’ hopes of holding … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: November 2007
On November 15, the federal court that is hearing Green Party of Connecticut v Garfield ruled that evidence-gathering in the case should proceed. The case was filed in 2006 to overturn the discriminatory parts of Connecticut’s public funding law. The … Continue reading
This newspaper story, published November 16 in the Concord, New Hampshire Monitor, describes the hearing held in Libertarian Party of New Hampshire v Gardner. The story seems to suggest that the judge is skeptical of the law, which provides that … Continue reading
On November 15, a U.S. District Court Judge in Idaho heard the state’s motion to dismiss Beck v Ysursa, the case over whether the Republican Party may have a closed primary. Judge Mikel Williams promised to rule quickly. Here is … Continue reading
On November 15, the Michigan State Court of Appeals heard the state’s appeal, on whether the state can give the list of presidential primary voters to the major parties, and no one else. The 3 judges had tough questions for … Continue reading