On April 21, the New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Fourth District, invalidated the new U.S. House district boundaries as an unconstitutional partisan gerrymander. The decision is based on the State Constitution. Harkenrider v Hochul, 22-00506. The vote is 3-2. … Continue reading
New York state campaign finance law allows greater contribution limits to candidates of qualified parties, than to candidates of unqualified parties. Last year a U.S. District Court held that disparity to be unconstitutional. The state is appealing. Here is the … Continue reading
On April 20, the San Diego city council held a hearing on a bill for ranked choice voting. Currently San Diego city elections have a primary in June of even years, and then in November, the top two vote-getters compete, … Continue reading
On April 20, the Iowa Secretary of State filed a four-page brief with the U.S. District Court in Iowa Libertarian Party v Pate, s.d., 4:19cv-241. This the case in which the court struck down the March petition deadline for independent … Continue reading
On April 21, the U.S. Supreme Court issued an opinion in U.S. v Vaello Madero, 20-303. It says the Fifth Amendment Due Process Clause does not require the United States to offer SSI benefits to U.S. citizens living in Puerto … Continue reading
