The three judges of the U.S. Court of Appeals, D.C. Circuit, who will hear Gary Johnson v Commission on Presidential Debates will be Laurence Silberman, Janice Rogers Brown, and Cornelia T. Pillard. The hearing is Friday, April 21, at 9:30 … Continue reading
On April 10, Montana filed this brief in the U.S. Supreme Court, in Ravalli County Republican Central Committee v McCulloch, 16-806. The state brief asks the Court not to hear the case. The lower courts had upheld Montana’s open primary, … Continue reading
On April 13, the petitioning candidates who want to be on the ballot for the Montana special U.S. House election filed a brief in the Ninth Circuit. The brief documents that one of the candidates, Thomas Breck of the Green … Continue reading
On April 13, the Iowa legislature gave final approval to HF 516, which, among other things, eliminates the straight-ticket device. The bill had passed both houses of the legislature during February and March, but because each house passed a separate … Continue reading
On April 13, the Kentucky Libertarian Party and Kentucky Constitution Party filed this reply brief in the U.S. Supreme Court. The case is Libertarian Party of Kentucky v Grimes, 16-1034. The issue is Kentucky’s restrictive definition of “political party.” The … Continue reading
