For several years, Pennsylvania activists have been trying to persuade the legislature to pass the ballot access reform bill, which in the current two-year session is SB 195. The bill has never had a committee hearing. However, State Senator Lloyd … Continue reading
On December 9, the state of Nevada filed this brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in Republican Party of Nevada v Miller, 13-442. The issue is whether the plaintiffs who filed the case in 2012 had standing. They included some … Continue reading
According to this article, the Republican Party may hold its 2016 presidential convention in late June. As the article says, that would be the earliest major party presidential convention since 1948, when Republicans met June 21-25 in Philadelphia. Such an … Continue reading
The U.S. Supreme Court will consider whether to hear Susan B. Anthony List v Driehaus, 13-193, at its January 10, 2014 conference. The issue is Ohio’s law that bans making a false statement in a political campaign. The lower courts … Continue reading
Scotusblog, the premier web site for U.S. Supreme Court news, periodically has a “Petitions to Watch” list. This is done in advance of every U.S. Supreme Court conference, and represents the opinion of the editors of Scotusblog that the listed … Continue reading
