On January 20, the U.S. Supreme Court stayed the decision of a 3-judge court in West Virginia. The 3-judge court had invalidated the West Virginia U.S. House district boundaries. Here is the U.S. Supreme Court order, which implies that the … Continue reading
On January 20, the Ohio Libertarian Party filed this 57-page brief in the 6th circuit, in Libertarian Party of Ohio v Husted, 11-4066. Last year, the Ohio Libertarian Party won injunctive relief, permitting it to be on the 2012 ballot. … Continue reading
On January 20, the U.S. Supreme Court issued an eleven-page unsigned unanimous opinion, telling the 3-judge U.S. District Court in Texas to redraw the congressional and legislative districts that that court had drawn earlier. See this report from Scotusblog. Here … Continue reading
On January 19, the U.S. Court of Appeals in Washington, D.C., heard arguments in Shelby County, Alabama v Holder. This is one of several cases challenging section 5 of the federal Voting Rights Act. Section five requires certain parts of … Continue reading
Newspapers in Texas seem to have just noticed that the Democratic Party’s lawsuit against the Green Party was settled, back on December 17, 2011. This news was blogged on this web page more than a month ago, and was also … Continue reading
