On January 19, an Arizona Superior Court heard arguments in City of Tucson v State of Arizona, c2009-7207. The issue is whether the 2009 session of the legislature violated the state constitution when it passed a law saying all cities … Continue reading
The U.S. Supreme Court did not release its decision in Citizens United v Federal Election Commission on January 20, but it seems likely it will do so on January 21. See this SCOTUS blog post. Thanks to Rick Hasen for … Continue reading
The 6th circuit will hear Kurita v The State Primary Board of the Tennessee Democratic Party on March 24, 2010. This is the fascinating case on whether a political party that chooses its nominees by primary is free to set … Continue reading
The daily newspaper of Glenwood Springs, Colorado, has this article about the lawsuit to overturn the Colorado law that says no independent (except for president) can be on the November ballot, if that independent was a member of a qualified … Continue reading
On January 19, the city council of San Leandro, California, voted 5-2 to use Instant Runoff Voting for the city’s own elections in 2010. San Leandro is in Alameda County. Since Oakland and Berkeley will be using it this year … Continue reading
