Level the Playing Field expects to ask the U.S. Supreme Court to hear its presidential debates case, Level the Playing Field v Federal Election Commission. There is no expectation that the case will move quickly enough to affect the 2020 … Continue reading
Richard Winger
On June 30, the Alaska Division of Elections filed this brief in Alaska Libertarian Party v Fenumiai, 3:20cv-127. This is the lawsuit over ballot access relief for minor party presidential petitions, due to the health emergency. The state’s brief says … Continue reading
On Jyly 1, the Idaho Governor Brad Little filed notice of appeal in Reclaim Idaho v Little, 20-35584. This is the case in which the U.S. District Court had ordered a 48-day extension for the deadline for statewide initiatives in … Continue reading
On July 1, the Colorado Supreme Court ruled that the Governor’s Executive Order, allowing electronic signatures for initiatives, violates the State Constitution. Ritchie v Polis, 2020 CO 69. Here is the decision. … Continue reading
On July 1, all the full-time judges of the Eleventh Circuit agreed to hear Jones v Governor of Florida, 20-12003, even though the case so far has only been decided by a U.S. District Court Judge. It is very rare … Continue reading