On November 25, the South Carolina Democratic Party filed a federal lawsuit against the law that requires voter registration applicants to disclose their entire social security number. South Carolina Democratic Party v Andino, 3:19cv-3308. The case is assigned to U.S. … Continue reading
On November 25, the New York Public Finance Commission released its recommendation for changing the ballot access laws. It wants the vote test to be 2% of the gubernatorial vote, or 130,000 votes, whichever is greater. Also it wants the … Continue reading
On November 25, the U.S. Supreme Court remanded Thompson v Hebdon, 19-122, back to the Ninth Circuit, and instructed the Ninth Circuit to re-write the decision. The case concerns Alaska’s $500 limit on how much an individual may give to … Continue reading
On November 25, the U.S. Supreme Court revealed that it had made no decision on whether to hear Carney v Adams, 19-309 at its November 22 conference. That makes three conferences in a row in which the court has considered … Continue reading
On November 25, the U.S. Supreme Court refused to hear Libertarian National Committee v Federal Election Commission, 19-234. This is the case in which the lower court said it is constitutional to prevent a party from receiving a large bequest … Continue reading
