On March 5, four political science professors filed this amicus curiae brief in the U.S. Supreme Court in Schmitt v LaRose, 19-974. The issue is whether the First Amendment protects initiative proponents from having their measures removed from the ballot … Continue reading
Richard Winger
On March 2, U.S. District Court Judge Wilhelmina Wright, an Obama appointee, struck down city ordinances in St. Paul and Minneapolis that require landlords to furnish new tenants with information about how to register to vote. The landlords were required … Continue reading
On March 5, Elizabeth Warren ended her presidential candidacy.
Free & Equal sponsored a presidential debate for 18 presidential candidates on March 4. There were two separate events. The first, from 2 p.m. to 5:30 p.m., included: Sedinam Moyowasifza-Curry (Green); Mark Stewart (Democrat); Ben Zion (Transhumanist); Brian Carroll (American … Continue reading
West Virginia SB 733, which had passed the State Senate, will not pass this year’s session, because the House Judiciary Committee chairman did not bring it up for a vote, and now it is too late. It would have expanded … Continue reading