On June 29, the U.S. Supreme Court summarily affirmed the 3-judge U.S. District Court decision in Republican National Committee v Federal Election Commission, 09-1287. This case challenged part of the McCain-Feingold law that regulates contributions to political parties and spending … Continue reading
On June 28, the Texas Supreme Court asked the Texas Democratic Party to respond by Wednesday, June 30, 3 p.m., to the Green Party’s appeal brief. See this story. … Continue reading
Since the California primary election on June 8, this blog has generally avoided posting links to commentary about California’s Proposition 14, because so much of that recent commentary just rehashes what has already been said in the last few months. … Continue reading
On June 25, a pending lawsuit in U.S. District Court, concerning permissible party names, was settled out-of court. Jimmy McMillan had sued to force the state to agree to print “Rent is Too Damn High Party” on the November 2010 … Continue reading
U.S. District Court Judge Roberto A. Lange will hold a hearing in Constitution Party of South Dakota v Nelson on July 16, at 3 p.m. This is the case that challenges the number of signatures needed for a member of … Continue reading
