On May 16, U.S. District Court Judge John Woodcock heard oral arguments in Libertarian Party of Maine v Dunlap, 2:16v-2. The hearing went well. The judge said that the weight of authority says that deadlines for new parties to get on the ballot cannot be as early as Maine’s deadline, which is December 1 of the year before the election. He also discussed what kind of relief might be appropriate. He said he would rule soon.