On August 20, U.S. Supreme Court Justice David Souter denied injunctive relief to Herb Hoffman, the independent U.S. Senate candidate in Maine. Souter did not refer the case to the other justices, and he did not write anything; he simply … Continue reading
A U.S. District Court in Charleston, West Virginia, has set a hearing in Barr v Ireland for August 27 (Wednesday), at 1:30 p.m. The case challenges the August 1 petition deadline for presidential independent candidates, and the presidential nominees of … Continue reading
The New Hampshire Libertarian Party’s position on whether to participate in a proposed lawsuit on substitution is not clear. I have just arrived home from a vacation and this evening, it is too late for me to telephone any New … Continue reading
The recent publicity that Mike Bloomberg and Ron Paul will appear on the Virginia ballot as candidates for president and vice-president is wrong. Although the Independent Green Party of Virginia did circulate a petition for president with those candidates’ names … Continue reading
On August 19, U.S. Supreme Court Justice David Souter received responses from all three sides in the Maine ballot access case. Souter is in charge of emergency appeals for the First Circuit while the Court is not in session. Maine … Continue reading
