A few days ago, the Florida Secretary of State amended his website to list the Reform Party as a qualified party. Florida now has sixteen qualified parties, all of them eligible to nominate by primary. However, only parties with registration … Continue reading
on Wednesday, June 12, all sixteen full-time judges of the Sixth Circuit heard arguments in National Republican Senatorial Committee v Federal Election Commission, 24-3051. The issue is the McCain-Feingold law that limits how much money parties can spend on their … Continue reading
On June 13, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its opinion in Food & Drug Administration v Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine, 23-235. Here is the opinion. It says that plaintiffs do not have standing to challenge an FDA decision to expand … Continue reading
On May 25, the Illinois legislature passed HB 4488, which moves the petition deadline for independent candidates and the nominees of unqualified parties from late June to late May. Furthermore, it shrinks the petitioning period from three months to two … Continue reading
On June 6, the Somos PAC asked to intervene in the Robert F. Kennedy ballot access lawsuit in Nevada. The Somos PAC describes itself as “Latino-led.” It argues that it has a right to intervene, on the grounds that it … Continue reading
