On September 3, U.S. District Court Judge Benjamin Settle heard oral arguments in Protect Marriage.com v Reed, the case over whether the U.S. Constitution demands that signatures on referendum petitions should be kept secret, if the referendum concerns a contentious … Continue reading
According to this story, a Pike County, Pennsylvania, Court of Common Pleas will itself recount the write-in votes in this year’s primary for local office, in a few precincts. The recount will be conducted in open court on September 9. … Continue reading
Bill Moyers Journal, a weekly interview show on Public TV, hosts two attorneys on the September 4, Friday evening broadcast. They are Trevor Potter and Floyd Abrams. Potter is a former FEC Commissioner who has been active in support of … Continue reading
On August 28, the West Virginia Independent Commission on Judicial Reform held a conference on possibly recommending public funding for judicial candidates in West Virginia. See this story in the September 2 Record, a legal newspaper in West Virginia. The … Continue reading
Briefs are due on September 8 in Daien v Ysursa, the case in U.S. District Court that challenges Idaho’s ban on out-of-state circulators for independent presidential candidates. The plaintiff, Donald Daien, wants to be a volunteer petitioner in many states … Continue reading
