Gary Johnson and Jill Stein will ask for a rehearing en banc in Johnson v Commission on Presidential Debates, the case that argues that the Commission on Presidential Debates is breaking federal anti-trust laws. The original 3-judge panel had ruled against Johnson and Stein on August 29.
The petition for rehearing will go to all the full-time judges of the D.C. circuit. Judge Janice Rogers Brown, who wrote the August 29 opinion, will not be able to cast a vote on the rehearing, because she retired effective September 1, 2017. Thanks to Independent Political Report for this news.
People often ask “What have Libertarians ever accomplished?” This is one area where they, along with Greens, have made huge strides. Through the courts they have slowly opened up many areas of ballot reform and hopefully they will be able to make a difference in this case too.