On May 5, U.S. District Court Judge Analisa Torres, an Obama appointee, ordered the New York State Board of Elections to proceed with the Democratic presidential primary. Yang v Kellner, s.d., 1:20cv-3325. The lawsuit had been filed by Andrew Yang, … Continue reading
The Eleventh Circuit will hear Cowen v Raffensperger, 19-14065, on Friday, May 22. This is the case filed in 2017 against the Georgia petition requirement for independent and minor party candidates for U.S. House. The 5% (of the number of … Continue reading
On April 28, the Minnesota Libertarian Party filed this reply brief in its ballot access case, Libertarian Party of Minnesota v Simon, 0:19cv-2312. This case was filed in 2019 and is not concerned with the health crisis. It attacks the … Continue reading
On May 5, the Washington, D.C., city council passed B23-0751. It makes many changes to laws of all kinds, relating to the health crisis. Section 23 of the bill lowers the number of signatures needed for a petition to place … Continue reading
On May 4, initiative proponents filed this reply brief in the U.S. Supreme Court in Schmitt v LaRose, 19-974. This is the case over whether it violates the First Amendment for local election administrators to reject an initiative petition, even … Continue reading
