Richard Brodsky, New York Attorney Who Won Lawsuit Against Restrictive Ballot Access Rules in March 2020, Dies

Posted on by April 16, 2020
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Richard Brodsky died on April 8, 2020.  See this New York Times obituary.  He was 63.  He was the attorney for the Working Families Party who won the lawsuit Hurley v Public Campaign Finance & Election Commission on March 12, 2020.  That lawsuit invalidated the 2019 restrictions on ballot access for small political parties.

That court win was effectively canceled on April 1, 2020, when Governor Cuomo put the same restrictions into the state budget, which passed the legislature that day and was also signed into law that day.

Virginia Republican Party Wins Lawsuit in State Court for More Time to Hold a Nominating Convention for U.S. House

Posted on by April 16, 2020
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In Virginia, each qualified party decides for itself whether to use a primary or a convention to nominate for any particular partisan office.  On April 15, a state trial court judge granted an injunction against the state law that says conventions must take place no later than June 9.  The Seventh Congressional District Republican Committee had filed the lawsuit last week, saying it needs more time to hold its convention.

The Seventh District is now held by a Democrat, but the district is closely divided between the two major parties, and it had elected a Republican in 2012 through 2016.  The Republican Party had originally wanted to hold its district convention on April 25, but now it will probably hold it in late June, or possibly even later than that.  Thanks to D.C. Sachs for this news.  The decision was made by Judge Bradley Cavedo of the 13th judicial circuit in Richmond, case number CL20001640-00..  Seventh District Republican Committee v Virginia Department of Elections.