Here is a news story about the lawsuit now pending in the Second Circuit against the May petition deadline for independent candidates in New York state. The case is Meadors v Erie County Board of Elections.
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See this Newsweek story about the CNN debate criteria.
Election law professor Rick Hasen here analyzes the ongoing criminal case against former President Donald Trump in New York state court. He has a balanced view but tends to be agnostic about whether Trump should be held guilty.
On May 20, the Center for Competitive Democracy sent this letter to CNN, warning that corporations that sponsor candidate debates are breaking campaign finance laws if they don’t have objective criteria on who gets invited. The letter also points out that, so far, CNN’s criteria do not permit President Joe Biden or former President Donald Trump to qualify. Therefore, if CNN invites them anyway, it is not adhering to objective standards.
On May 17, the Wisconsin Elections Commission approved the request of No Labels to cancel its qualified party status. The vote was unanimous.
This is the first time a qualified party has voluntarily canceled its qualified status in Wisconsin since 1946, when the Progressive Party did so. In 2012, when Americans Elect was a qualified party in Wisconsin, it did not ask to be removed. However, no one ran for any partisan office in its 2012 primary.