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U.S. District Court Judge John G. Koeltl has set a briefing schedule in the ballot access case filed by the SAM Party. This case is not related to the health crisis. Instead, it is a challenge to the New York … Continue reading
Richard Winger
On May 21, by 5-2, New York’s highest state court, the Court of Appeals, reversed the lower state courts and removed Rebecca Seawright from the Democratic primary ballot. She is an incumbent Assemblymember in Manhattan, and would have been an … Continue reading
At the Libertarian virtual presidential convention that starts on May 22, one delegate, John V. LaBeaume, plans to nominate Congressman Justin Amash for president, even though Amash has said he doesn’t seek the nomination. There is precedent for parties to … Continue reading
The Libertarian Party holds a virtual presidential convention on May 22. There are 1,046 delegates. This appears to be the largest number of delegates at the presidential convention of any party, other than the Democratic and Republican Parties, since 1948. … Continue reading
On May 18, the Seventh Circuit expedited the case over whether initiative petitions in Illinois should get petitioning relief. The case was originally called Morgan v White, but in the Seventh Circuit it is Committee for the Illinois Democracy Act … Continue reading