On November 17, Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal withdrew from the Republican presidential race. Presumably he will now contact state officials where he has been put on the presidential primary ballot already, and withdraw. See this story. … Continue reading
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas is married to Ginni Thomas. Ginni Thomas has just made and posted a two-minute video endorsing Ted Cruz for President. See it here. Thanks to HowAppealing for the link. The U.S. Supreme Court makes … Continue reading
The Fourth Circuit has set a briefing schedule in Sarvis v Alcorn, 15-1162. The issue is the Virginia law that says the nominees of qualified parties always appear first on the general election ballot, ahead of independent candidates and the … Continue reading
On November 15, statistician Nate Silver said he is “pretty worried” about the reliability of polls. He was speaking at a panel at Columbia University. See this story. … Continue reading
A Nebraska state court will soon decide whether to invalidate a referendum petition on the death penalty. Sponsors of the referendum got enough valid signatures, but their opponents say the measure should be kept off the November 2016 ballot because … Continue reading
