In 2011, the California legislature created new classes of methods for dealing with individuals convicted of certain crimes: “Mandatory Supervision” and “Post-Release Community Supervision.” On May 7, a California Superior Court in Alameda County ruled that individuals in those categories … Continue reading
On May 6, U.S. District Court Judge Rudolph T. Randa, a George Bush Sr. appointee, issued a 26-page injunction in O’Keefe v Schmitz, eastern district, 14-C-139. The order tells Wisconsin prosecutors to cease their search for evidence that the Club … Continue reading
Matt Moore, state chair of the South Carolina Republican Party, has criticized a local Republican Party Club for inviting Tom Ervin to speak to them. Ervin is an independent gubernatorial candidate. See this story. … Continue reading
On May 6, a New York state trial court heard arguments in a challenge to Congressman Dan Maffei’s petition to be on the Working Families Party primary ballot. The challengers argue that the signatures were collected by an individual who … Continue reading
Ross Ramsey of The Texas Tribune has this analysis of recent close elections in Texas that had Libertarian and/or Green Party nominees in the race. … Continue reading
