On November 13, Rodney Martin (national chair of one faction of the Reform Party) filed a federal lawsuit against national officers of one of the other factions of the Reform Party. The case is Martin v Byrne, 3:07-cv-5747, filed in … Continue reading
On November 20, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear Riley v Kennedy, no. 07-77. This is an appeal brought by Alabama Governor Bob Riley, to overturn a U.S. District Court 3-judge ruling that denied him the ability to appoint … Continue reading
On November 20, a new lawsuit was filed in Florida concerning that state’s January 29 presidential primary. Ausman v Browning, in Leon County circuit court, no. 2007-ca-3233, charges that the presidential primary date is unconstitutional. The case was filed by … Continue reading
Swanson v Alabama Secretary of State, the ballot access case filed in 2002, will soon be before the U.S. Supreme Court. The cert petition will be filed in a week. Printing costs are being born half by the Center for … Continue reading
The shrinking hopes for a Michigan presidential primary shrank even more on November 19. Michigan State House leaders decided not to meet on November 20. This dooms the bill that would have tinkered with the presidential primary to make it … Continue reading
