The Washington Post has this article on Nevada Commission on Ethics v Carrigan, 10-568, which will be argued in the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday, April 27. The case has no direct connection to ballot access, but any case involving elections and the First Amendment always has the potential to affect ballot access. The case challenges a reprimand made by the Nevada Commission on Ethics to a city councilmember in Sparks. He voted in favor of approving a casino project, and the Commission ruled he should have abstained, because a friend of his, who was once his campaign manager, has an interest in the casino. The candidate points out that if he were not allowed to vote on the issue, his constituents, who strongly favored the project, would have been disenfranchised. Notwithstanding that the councilmember did cast a vote, the proposal still was defeated by the city council. Thanks to the Center for Competitive Politics for the link.