Preliminary returns show these percentages for each of the 12 presidential candidates, in the French election of April 22: 1. Union for a Popular Movement 30.46% 2. Socialist Party 24.41% 3. Union for French Democracy 18.8% 4. National Front 11.1% … Continue reading
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On April 21, U.S. District Court Judge George Howard, Jr., died. He was 82. He had been the first African-American judge on the Arkansas Supreme Court, and in 1980 he had become the first African-American U.S. District Court Judge in … Continue reading
On April 20, the Georgia Senate passed HB 487, which moves the presidential primary from March to February 5. The primary for other office would remain in August. Since the Governor is expected to sign the bill, Georgia will probably … Continue reading
The California Libertarian Party held its annual state convention in San Ramon, California, April 20-22. On Saturday evening, five candidates seeking the party’s presidential nomination addressed the attendees. Each of the five was given 30 minutes. A random procedure dictated … Continue reading
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear Federal Election Commission v Wisconsin Right to Life on April 25. Here is a link to a newspaper story that has an embedded link to the ad that spawned the lawsuit. The story is … Continue reading