Law Professor Edward B. Foley has this dispassionate and well-reasoned column about the January 21 Supreme Court opinion, Citizens United v FEC. Foley is at Moritz College of Law in Ohio, and is an expert in election law. … Continue reading
On January 22, the Democratic and Republican Parties of Washington state each filed amended complaints in the case challenging the constitutionality of the “top-two open primary” that the voters passed in 2004. The case is Washington State Republican Party v … Continue reading
On January 20, a group that wished to qualify a local ballot initiative in Fort Myers, Florida, asked the U.S. Supreme Court to hear its case, Citizens for Police Accountability Political Committee v Browning, 09-861. The issue is Florida’s discriminatory … Continue reading
The Socialist Equality Party has this commentary on the January 21 U.S. Supreme Court decision Citizens United v FEC. The commentary points out that the U.S. Supreme Court now appears hypocritical, because it has not protected the First Amendment in … Continue reading
The Burlington, Vermont Free Press has this news report about a legislative committee hearing on a bill to move the Vermont non-presidential primary from September to August. There are apparently alternatives to moving the primary to an earlier date, despite … Continue reading
