On January 20, the U.S. Supreme Court issued an eleven-page unsigned unanimous opinion, telling the 3-judge U.S. District Court in Texas to redraw the congressional and legislative districts that that court had drawn earlier. See this report from Scotusblog. Here … Continue reading
On January 19, the U.S. Court of Appeals in Washington, D.C., heard arguments in Shelby County, Alabama v Holder. This is one of several cases challenging section 5 of the federal Voting Rights Act. Section five requires certain parts of … Continue reading
Newspapers in Texas seem to have just noticed that the Democratic Party’s lawsuit against the Green Party was settled, back on December 17, 2011. This news was blogged on this web page more than a month ago, and was also … Continue reading
As has been reported earlier, Stephen Colbert is not on the ballot in the South Carolina Republican presidential primary, but he holds himself out as a candidate in that primary. Write-ins are not allowed, so Colbert is asking his voters … Continue reading
On January 19, the Arkansas Secretary of State said that the Green Party has enough valid signatures on its petition. 10,000 were needed, and the party had submitted 14,000. Arkansas will now have four ballot-qualified parties on its 2012 ballot. … Continue reading
