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On March 5, the Maine House passed LD 1578, the National Popular Vote Plan bill, by 74-67. This is the first National Ppoular Vote Plan bill that has advanced in any state during 2024. The bill had been pending in … Continue reading
Richard Winger
On March 5, U.S. Senator Kyrsten Sinema, one of three independents in the U.S. Senate, said she will not run for re-election this year. See this story. … Continue reading
Marty Lederman, a law professor and former Deputy Assistant Attorney General of the United States, has this interesting analysis of Trump v Anderson, the March 4 decision of the U.S. Supreme Court on Colorado ballot access for persons accused of … Continue reading
On March 4, U.S. District Court Judge Eli J. Richardson, a Trump appointee, ruled that the plaintiffs lack standing in Ashe v Hargett, m.d., 3:23cv-1256. This is the lawsuit that challenges a new Tennessee law that signs must be posted … Continue reading
On March 4, U.S. District Court Judge John A. Woodcock, a Bush Jr. appointee, refused to let petitioners for Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. petition at the polls on March 5, the presidential primary date in Maine. Here is the opinion. … Continue reading