On June 13, U.S. District Court Judge John Gerrard, an Obama appointee, enjoined Nebraska’s county distribution requirement for statewide initiatives. Eggers v Evnen, 4:22cv-3089. The law says statewide initiative petitions need the signatures of 5% of the voters in 38 of Nebraska’s 93 counties. Here is the opinion.

On June 16, Judge Gerrard refused to stay his own order. The state is seeking to reverse the ruling in the Eighth Circuit.