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
On December 9, James Hall, the independent candidate for U.S. House in Alabama’s upcoming special election in the First District, filed this brief in the Eleventh Circuit. There should be a decision in the next few days. The election is … Continue reading
