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On May 12, the South Carolina Senate blocked HB 5683, a new bill to redraw U.S. House districts. The Senate voted not to extend the legislative session to hear new bills. The bill itself was not before the Senate. … Continue reading
Richard Winger
Two new federal cases are challenging Tennessee’s new U.S. House district boundaries. Sherman v Hargett, m.d., 3:26cv-616 is an ACLU case assigned to U.S. District Court Judge Waverly Crenshaw. The plaintiffs seek a three-judge panel. The plaintiffs include the Tennessee … Continue reading
On May 12, the Missouri Supreme Court heard two cases over the validity of the new U.S. House district boundaries. Healey v State of Missouri, SC 101570, is whether the new districts violate the state constitution, which requires that districts … Continue reading
On May 11, U.S. District Court Judge William B. Shubb, a Bush Sr. appointee, refused to put Butch Ware on the California primary ballot as a Green Party candidate for Governor. Ware v Weber, e.d., 2:26cv-1643. Here is the ruling, … Continue reading
On May 11, Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice David Wecht announced that he had changed his registration from Democratic to independent. See this story. Pennsylvania has partisan elections for its Supreme Court when a seat becomes vacant. It has retention elections … Continue reading