According to this story, Howard Hawk, Presiding Circuit Judge for Marshall County, Alabama, will run for re-election this year as an independent candidate. Alabama elects its state judges in partisan elections. Hawk filed for the Republican primary but the county … Continue reading
On January 31, Oregon held a special election to fill the vacant U.S. House seat, First District. The unofficial results: Suzanne Bonamici, Democrat, 53.96%; Rob Cornilles, Republican, 39.65%; Steven Reynolds, Progressive, 3.23%; James Foster, Libertarian, 3.16%. In November 2010, the … Continue reading
On January 27, a U.S. Magistrate Judge in Detroit awarded attorneys’ fees of $103,401.96 to the plaintiffs in Saieg v City of Dearborn. The issue had been whether the city could ban leafleting on public sidewalks during the Arab International … Continue reading
Randall Terry is a long-time opponent of legal abortion. He has gained a place on the Democratic presidential primary ballot in some states this year. Generally he is on the ballot in states which require a filing fee as the … Continue reading
