The Ninth Circuit has notified attorneys in Merritt v Padilla, 18-55457, that it would like to hold oral argument in October 2019 if the attorneys find that month acceptable. This case arose when the California Secretary of State deleted a … Continue reading
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On Friday, the Democratic National Committee used a random drawing to determine which of the 20 Democratic presidential debaters would be in the June 26 debate, and which in the June 27 debate. With twenty debaters, it had been deemed … Continue reading
A U.S. District Court in Los Angeles has set various deadlines for Soltysik v Padilla, c.d. 2:15cv-7916. This is the case over California’s election law that lets some, but not all, candidates for Congress and partisan state office have party … Continue reading
On June 18, the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee (subcommittee on the Constitution) will hold a hearing on SJR 1, a proposed constitutional amendment for congressional term limits. Senator Ted Cruz is the bill’s sponsor, and he is chair of the … Continue reading
On May 22, the New York legislature passed S5072. It provides that if the Chair of the U.S. House Ways & Means Committee asks New York state for a copy of the state income tax return of any New York … Continue reading