The big election law news in this coming week will be about the unusual September 9 oral argument in Citizens United v Federal Election Commission. The Court doesn’t normally hold oral arguments during September. SCOTUSBLOG has a neutral post, by … Continue reading
Richard Winger
U.S. District Court Judge John Coughenour has set a status conference in Washington State Republican Party v Washington state for October 6 at 9 a.m. This will enable the opposing sides in the lawsuit to establish the ground rules for … Continue reading
California voters will vote on the “top-two” system in June 2010. Recent press reports say that two former Speakers of the California Assembly, Willie Brown and Robert Hertzberg, support the idea. Also, California Forward, a prestigious organization formed last year, … Continue reading
The Independent Party of Hawaii is launching a drive to qualify for the ballot in 2010. The party also appeared on the Hawaii ballot in 2008, and was the vehicle for getting Ralph Nader on the ballot that year. For … Continue reading
On September 4, U.S. District Court Judge B. Lynn Winmill said that a trial is needed to settle the Idaho Republican Party’s lawsuit against the state’s open primary. The case is Idaho Republican Party v Ysursa, 08-cv-165. The trial is … Continue reading