On January 20 and January 21, two pending cases in U.S. District Court in the District of Columbia were transferred to a brand-new U.S. District Court Judge. The new judge is Beryl A. Howell, who was confirmed by the U.S. … Continue reading
Utah Representative Craig Frank, a Republican, was re-elected in November 2010, but afterwards he himself discovered that he lives slightly outside his district. On January 19, the Republican caucus in the legislature decided not to immediately pass a bill that … Continue reading
On January 20, the leadership of the House of Representatives said there will be a floor vote on January 26 on whether to abolish the public funding program for presidential candidates. See this story. The House leadership says it will … Continue reading
On January 18, this brief was filed in Greene v Bartlett, 10-2068. This is the case that challenges the North Carolina ballot access law for independent candidates. No independent candidate for U.S. House has ever appeared on a government-printed ballot, … Continue reading
Chicago has non-partisan elections, and requires 12,500 signatures for anyone running for citywide office to get on the February 22, 2011 ballot. Only two candidates submitted petitions to run for Treasurer, the incumbent, Stephanie D. Neely, and a challenger, Elida … Continue reading
