Ralph Nader authors a long list of ways in which the Republican Party and the Democratic Party agree with each other on public policy, notwithstanding the common perception that they are poles apart. His article appears in Eurasia Review. … Continue reading
On September 30, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear Federal Election Commission v Cruz for Senate, 21-12. The issue is a federal law that limits a candidate to raising no more than $250,000 after an election is over, for … Continue reading
On October 4, the U.S. Supreme Court summarily affirmed the decision of a 3-judge U.S. District Court in Castanon v U.S., 20-1279. The lower court had ruled that nothing in the Constitution requires that the District of Columbia be entitled … Continue reading
On September 24, the state of New York filed this brief in U.S. District Court in the three federal ballot access cases pending in U.S. District Court. One case is filed by the Working Families Party; one by the SAM … Continue reading
On September 30, the Federal Election Commission approved a recommendation from FEC staff that Jill Stein must repay $175,272 in 2016 primary season matching funds. The FEC staff recommendation had been made on August 13, 2021. See that recommendation here. … Continue reading
