On May 8, the California Assembly passed AB 22, which deletes an old law that says state employees can be fired if they are members of the Communist Party. Thanks to Libertarian Republic for this news. The vote was 41-30. … Continue reading
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On May 9, the Ohio State Appeals Court, 10th district, heard oral argument in Libertarian Party of Ohio v Husted, 16AP000496. This is the last remaining Libertarian Party ballot access case in Ohio. The party argues that the Ohio Constitution … Continue reading
On April 27, Muhammad Abdurrahman filed his reply brief in the Eighth Circuit in Abdurrahman v Dayton, 16-4551. He is the 2016 Minnesota Democratic presidential elector who sued to overturn the Minnesota law that says presidential electors who vote in … Continue reading
The U.S. Supreme Court will consider whether to hear Republican Party of Louisiana v Federal Election Commission, 16-865, on May 18. The issue is the federal campaign finance law that restricts donations to state and local political parties, if the … Continue reading
Last year, Colorado voters passed an initiative that changes Colorado primaries from closed primaries to semi-closed primaries. The initiative said independents could vote in any party’s primary. However, the initiative did not clarify whether independent voters had to make a … Continue reading