On August 7, U.S. District Court Judge Deborah Boardman, a Biden appointee, converted CASA Inc. v Trump, 8:25cv-201, into a class action. This is the birthright citizenship lawsuit that the U.S. Supreme Court had been involved in. In this lawsuit, … Continue reading
On August 5, U.S. District Court Judge Michael McShane, an Obama appointee, issued an opinion in Judicial Watch v Griffin-Valade, 6:24cv-1783. The issue is whether Oregon is failing to keep its voter registration list up-to-date, something each state is required … Continue reading
Last year, two of the top-four finishers in the Alaska primary for U.S. House withdrew after the primary, so the Alaska Elections Division allowed the fifth-place and sixth-place finishers to qualify for the November ballot. Afterwards, the Democratic Party of … Continue reading
On July 30, Michael Polelle, an independent voter in Florida, asked the U.S. Supreme Court to hear his case against closed primaries. Florida has closed primaries. Polelle argues that the U.S. Constitution requires that he be allowed to vote in … Continue reading
On August 5, various Libertarian Party members seeking non-partisan local offices in Kansas, Michigan and Washington qualified for run-offs. See this Independent Political Report story. … Continue reading
