On August 6, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court issued a 31-page opinion in Commonwealth v Melissa Lucas. The opinion strikes down a 1947 Massachusetts law that provides “no person shall make or publish any false statement in relation to any … Continue reading
On August 5, U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders introduced a bill that would requires the states to register adult U.S. citizens automatically, and let them then opt out of registering. Here is the text of the bill. The bill doesn’t have … Continue reading
On August 6, the Democratic National Committee announced that Democratic Party presidential debates will start in October 2015. There will be one debate per month, in October 2015, November 2015, December 2015, and one in each of the first three … Continue reading
Maclean’s Magazine is sponsoring a televised debate for the leaders of four political parties in Canada. The debate is the evening of August 6. It starts at 8 a.m. eastern time and runs two hours. See this story. The four … Continue reading
Level the Playing Field, which supports opening up the general election presidential debates to more candidates, has issued this press release. It points out that if the 15% polling rule were applied to the August 6, 2015 Republican presidential debate, … Continue reading
