On April 30, news media announced that U.S. Supreme Court Justice David Souter plans to leave the Court, although he will remain for the current term, and until a replacement has been chosen. Souter has never seemed very interested in … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: April 2009
On April 30, a U.S. District Court in Rhode Island held a hearing in Block v Mollis, no. 09-47. The case challenges certain aspects of Rhode Island’s law on how a group can become a qualified party by petition. Rhode … Continue reading
On April 30, U.S. District Court Judge David Russell upheld Oklahoma’s procedure for independent presidential candidates. Barr v Ziriax, civ-08-730-R. The decision is only eight pages long. The decision does not try to rebut either of the plaintiff’s two most … Continue reading
On April 30, U.S. District Court Judge David Russell upheld Oklahoma’s procedure for independent presidential candidates. Barr v Ziriax, civ-08-730-R. The decision is only eight pages long. The decision does not try to rebut either of the plaintiff’s two most … Continue reading
On May 12, British Columbia voters will vote on whether to use Single Transferable Voting for provincial parliamentary elections. This article, from an Alberta newspaper, describes the proposal and focuses on how passage in British Columbia might advance the idea … Continue reading