On May 9, U.S. District Court Judge Charles B. Kornmann issued an opinion in SD Voice v Noem, 1:19cv-1003. It strikes down the South Dakota that forbids out of-state individuals from contributing to or against a statewide initiative. … Continue reading
Alex Kozinski, former chief judge of the Ninth Circuit, and now in private practice, has become an attorney for the plaintiffs/appellants, in Citizens for Fair Representation v Newsom, 18-17458, now pending in the Ninth Circuit. This is the lawsuit that … Continue reading
On the evening of May 8, the Texas House killed HB 4416, the bill that would have raised the vote test for a party to stay on the ballot from 5% for any statewide race, to 10%. Technically the bill … Continue reading
The Constitution Party national committee has chosen Charlotte, North Carolina, as the location for its 2020 presidential convention. The dates are not set, but the convention will either be in late April or early May. Charlotte had never had a … Continue reading
On May 9, U.S. District Court Judge William O. Bertelsman, a Carter appointee, granted injunctive relief to the Kentucky Libertarian Party, and ordered the state to put the party’s nominees in the November 2019 election on the ballot. Sweeney v … Continue reading
