On September 19, 2017, professional petitioner Darryl Bonner and Alaska Libertarian activist Scott Kohlhaas filed a federal lawsuit against the Alaska law that bans out-of-state circulators for initiative petitions. Bonner v Bahnke, 3:17cv-202. On October 20, the state said it … Continue reading
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The Socialist Workers Party is the only party in the United States that publishes a weekly print newspaper. According to this story in the party’s newspaper, The Militant, Florida prison officials have banned nine weekly issues so far this year. … Continue reading
A group of smaller political parties in Ontario here announces plans to sue over various election laws that injure them. They want more inclusive debates, and also an end to polls that don’t list all the candidates that are on … Continue reading
The Detroit News has this column by Kaitlyn Buss, opinion editor for the Detroit News. She writes that both the Republican Party and the Democratic Party are corrupt. As an example of Democratic Party corruption, she mentions Congressman John Conyers. … Continue reading
The Patriot-News, daily newspaper for Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, has this story about the Third Circuit decision of December 13 in Constitution Party of Pennsylvania v Cortes. UPDATE: here is a somewhat more comprehensive story in the Legal Intelligencer. … Continue reading