On April 8, U.S. District Court Judge John L. Kane, a Carter appointee, declined to enjoin a 2016 Colorado law that forces the major parties to let independent voters vote in their primaries, unless three-fourths of the members of the state committee voted to instead nominate by convention. Parable v Griswold, 1:22cv-477. The lawsuit was flawed because the Colorado Republican Party itself was not a plaintiff; instead most of the plaintiffs were Republican Party leaders.

Here is the opinion. Thanks to Michael McCorkle for the link.

Tennessee Governor Bill Lee still hasn’t acted on HB 2764, the bill that requires candidates for congress to have been a resident of Tennessee for three years before running. He must either sign it, veto it, or let it become law without his signature, by Wednesday, April 13.

If he lets it become law, a pending federal lawsuit against the idea will become active. The case is Collins v State, m.d., 3:22cv-225.

In November 2020, Alaska voters passed Measure Two, which created a top-four system, and also require individuals who make independent expenditures in campaigns for state and local office to make their contributions public. On April 7, a federal lawsuit was filed against the campaign spending part of the initiative. Smith v Helzer, 3:22cv-77. The case is assigned to U.S. District Court judge Shannon Gleason, an Obama appointee. Here is the Complaint.