The judge in the case called Green Party of Connecticut v Garfield said on December 11 that the decision will be out in late March or early April. This is the case over discriminatory aspects of the Connecticut public funding … Continue reading
The District of Columbia city council is elected on a partisan basis. When Congress passed the home rule law for D.C., it provided that two city council-at-large members should be elected in every even-numbered year. To guard against a City … Continue reading
The U.S. Supreme Court held a conference on the morning of December 12, and in the afternoon announced it had accepted two new cases. Both of them are disputes about commercial matters. The Court said nothing about any further pending … Continue reading
The outgoing members of the Illinois legislature will be in session again starting December 15. It is very likely that a bill will be introduced to provide for a special election to fill U.S. Senate vacancies. If such a bill … Continue reading
Official returns in the 11 states that held Gubernatorial elections last month reveal these national totals: Democratic 8,380,276 Republican 7,892,923 Libertarian 260,350 Green 31,317 Constitution 28,941 Liberty Union (VT) 1,710 Blue Enigma (DE) 1,596 independent candidates 83,495 … Continue reading
