On April 28, the First Circuit refused to re-hear Del Gallo v Parent, 08-1511. The original decision, issued on February 25, equated petitioning for a candidate on interior post office sidewalks with “campaigning”, and then went on the uphold the … Continue reading
admin
On April 29, the New Hampshire House rejected CACR 9, the proposed state constitutional amendment that would have changed the Governor’s term from 2 years to 4 years. The proposal had passed the Senate 25-4. It needed two-thirds in each … Continue reading
On April 30, news media announced that U.S. Supreme Court Justice David Souter plans to leave the Court, although he will remain for the current term, and until a replacement has been chosen. Souter has never seemed very interested in … Continue reading
On April 30, a U.S. District Court in Rhode Island held a hearing in Block v Mollis, no. 09-47. The case challenges certain aspects of Rhode Island’s law on how a group can become a qualified party by petition. Rhode … Continue reading
On April 30, U.S. District Court Judge David Russell upheld Oklahoma’s procedure for independent presidential candidates. Barr v Ziriax, civ-08-730-R. The decision is only eight pages long. The decision does not try to rebut either of the plaintiff’s two most … Continue reading