At approximately 1 a.m. April 25, Saturday, U.S. District Court Judge Terrence Berg issued an order, again cutting the number of signatures for Michigan primary petitions by 50%. The state had tried to persuade him to reconsider. Esshaki v Whitmer, e.d., 2:20cv-10831.
See this story. The judge wrote in his 16-page order, “The State asserts that the reduction in signatures is ‘an unprecedented disruption to the established and traditional process for candidates to gain ballot access in Michigan.’ The Court invited the State during oral argument to substantiate this assertion, but it was unable to do so.”
Love those early AM orders ???
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https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2020/04/25/judge-rejects-petition-signature-request-state-michigan/3010988001/
Judge rejects request to suspend order easing Michigan petition signature requirements
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DN story.
Another Ballot Access WAR story.
ANY appeal to USA 6 Cir and/or SCOTUS ???
Courts = another legis body in crisis times ??? — pick and choose which mere written laws to suspend/enforce in part ???
At stake —
CONTROL of the ANTI-Democracy minority rule USA gerrymander H Reps.
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PR
APPV
TOTSOP
Freedom has prevailed!
https://www.mlive.com/public-interest/2020/04/judge-sides-with-michigan-political-candidates-on-signature-requirements-for-ballot-under-stay-order.html
MLIVE story — feeder for many outstate media