On September 13, Law Professor Erwin Chemerinsky filed this amicus brief in the California Supreme Court in Patterson v Padilla, the lawsuit over whether the California Constitution prohibits keeping candidates off the presidential primary ballot if they don’t reveal their … Continue reading
On September 13, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed A8176, the bill that sets the date of New York’s presidential primary on April 28, 2020. At the time he signed it, he urged the legislature to pass a bill in … Continue reading
On September 12, Rocky De La Fuente filed this response brief in the combined federal cases challenging the California tax returns-ballot law. Even if you don’t normally read briefs, consider reading this one, because it has some interesting concepts that … Continue reading
On September 12, President Trump filed this response brief in Trump v Padilla, e.d., 2:19cv-1501. This is the case in U.S. District Court over whether the new California tax returns-ballot law violates the U.S. Constitution. … Continue reading
On August 31, Earl C. Ravenal died. He was an expert on foreign policy and had sought the Libertarian Party presidential nomination for 1984. On the fourth ballot, he lost by one vote to David Bergland. Ravenal was 88 and … Continue reading
