The U.S. District Court in Los Angeles had been set to hear De La Fuente v Padilla, 2:16cv-3242, on August 21. However that hearing has been postponed until September 11. The issue is the California law that requires independent presidential … Continue reading
Richard Winger
The Seventh Circuit will hear Tripp v Smart, 16-3469, on Monday, September 18, at 9:30 a.m. This is the Green Party case that challenges the 5% petition requirement for independent candidates for the legislature, and also for the legislative nominees … Continue reading
Pennsylvania holds statewide partisan elections for judicial offices on November 7, 2017. Voters will be asked to vote for four candidates for Superior Court, which is a statewide office. The Green Party petitioned for Jules Mermelstein for that office, and … Continue reading
On August 4, the U.S. Supreme Court asked the Minnesota Secretary of State to file a response brief in Minnesota Voters Alliance v Mansky, 16-1435. This is the case over Minnesota’s law that bans any clothing or badges that has … Continue reading
Although the Green Party is not ballot-qualified in Utah, it has nominated Brendan Phillips for the special U.S. House election in the Third District. His write-ins will be tallied.