On December 19, U.S. District Court Judge Hinkle of Tallahassee, Florida, ordered that all briefs be submitted to him by December 28, in Ausman v Browning. This is the case in which a Democratic voter is asking that the date of the Florida presidential primary be declared unconstitutional, since the date is responsible for Democrats losing all their voice in the national convention. The judge will hold a hearing on January 3, 2008, in this case, if he feels the need for it. Or, he may rule after reading the briefs.