The U.S. Court of Appeals, D.C. circuit, will hear Shelby County, Alabama v Holder, on January 19, 2012. This is one of the three cases in which various governments or private citizens argue that the pre-clearance parts of the Voting … Continue reading
On October 11, an Indiana State Court of Appeals ruled that the Democratic primary for city council in Muncie on May 3, 2011, should not be held all over again. A lower state court had found that one of the … Continue reading
On October 7, the New Mexico Republican Party filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court against New Mexico laws, passed in 2009, that severely limit contributions to political parties. Here is the complaint. The case is Republican Party of New … Continue reading
Fred Barnes,a prominent Republican who is executive editor of the Weekly Standard, has this Wall Street Journal commentary about primary season presidential debates. He criticizes the recent Republican presidential debates on the grounds that too many candidates are included. He … Continue reading
The Independent, a leading British newspaper, has this interesting analysis of the Socialist Party’s presidential primary in France. … Continue reading
