On September 27, a Michigan state trial court struck down two parts of a 2018 law that makes it more difficult to qualify statewide initiatives. The state constitution and the First Amendment were the basis. Initiative proponents cannot be required … Continue reading
The Independent Voting Project, two former Governors, and two former U.S. Senators, have filed this amicus curiae brief in U.S. Court of Appeals, D.C., Circuit, in Level the Playing Field v Federal Election Commission. The amicus is on the side … Continue reading
The next Democratic presidential debate will be in Westerville, Ohio (near Columbus) on Tuesday, October 15. It will have 12 candidates on the same stage. They include the ten who debated in September, and Tulsi Gabbard and Tom Steyer. This … Continue reading
On September 24, a lawsuit was filed in North Carolina state court, arguing that the state’s U.S. House district boundaries violate the state constitution’s provision that elections shall be “free and equal.” The case is in Wake County Superior Court, … Continue reading
Scotusblog has listed Libertarian National Committee v Federal Election Commission as a “cert petition of the week.” See the list here. This is the case over whether the constitution permits the government to stop a party from receiving a large … Continue reading
