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On April 15, Congressman Justin Amash said he will soon decide whether to run for president. See this story. The story says that he stopped campaigning for re-election to Congress in February. … Continue reading
Richard Winger
On April 15, advocates of a statewide Montana initiative concerning marijuana law filed a lawsuit in state court, asking that electronic signatures be permitted. New Approach Montana v State, first judicial district, Lewis & Clark County, BDV-2020-444. Here is the … Continue reading
On April 15, the Montana Green Party filed notice of appeal to the Ninth Circuit in Montana Green Party v Stapleton. This is the 2018 case the party filed against the unequal distribution requirement for petitions to put parties on … Continue reading
On October 13, the U.S. Supreme Court said that it won’t hear Carney v Adams, 19-309, until October 2020 at the earliest. This is the case over the Delaware law that says most judicial offices can only be filled by … Continue reading
On April 15, the Sixth Circuit issued an opinion in Daunt v Benson, 19-2377. It agrees with the U.S. District Court that Michigan’s nonpartisan redistricting commission is constitutional. Here is the opinion. The Republican Party of Michigan had challenged the … Continue reading