On August 24, the proponents of an initiative in Montana asked the Ninth Circuit for rehearing en banc in Pierce v Jacobsen, 21-35173. They only want a rehearing on the part of the August 10 decision that declined to strike … Continue reading
Lawsuits concerning Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene’s qualifications to run for Congress are still pending in two courts. Earlier this year, a U.S. District Court had ruled that Greene does not have a right to avoid a challenge in the state … Continue reading
The Rhode Island Secretary of State’s office initially determined that Elijah Gizzarelli, the Libertarian gubernatorial candidate, only had 946 valid signatures. The requirement is 1,000. But the Gizzarelli campaign persuaded the Secretary of State’s office that some signatures had been … Continue reading
On August 24, the Arizona Supreme Court issued an opinion in Leibsohn v Hobbs, cv-22-0204. The issue was whether a statewide initiative should be removed from the ballot because some of the circulators’ paperwork was incomplete. The Court agreed with … Continue reading
On August 26, the Texas Supreme Court issued an order in In re Keith Self, 22-0658. This is the case over whether Libertarians who didn’t pay the filing fee before being considered for a convention nomination in April 2022 should … Continue reading
