On March 2, U.S. District Court Judge Wilhelmina Wright, an Obama appointee, struck down city ordinances in St. Paul and Minneapolis that require landlords to furnish new tenants with information about how to register to vote. The landlords were required to distribute a pamphlet prepared by election administrators. Minnesota Voters Alliance v St. Paul, 0:19cv-358. Here is the decision.

The basis was the First Amendment, which generally does not permit government to compel private actors to speak.

Free & Equal sponsored a presidential debate for 18 presidential candidates on March 4. There were two separate events. The first, from 2 p.m. to 5:30 p.m., included: Sedinam Moyowasifza-Curry (Green); Mark Stewart (Democrat); Ben Zion (Transhumanist); Brian Carroll (American Solidarity); Dan Behrman (Libertarian); Arvin Vohra (Libertarian); John Richard Myers (Life & Liberty); Eric Gerhardt (Libertarian); and Charles Kraut (Constitution).

The second event, from 6:30 pm to 10 pm, included: Mark Charles (independent); Howie Hawkins (Green); Zoltan Istvan (Republican); Mosie Boyd (Democrat); Vermin Supreme (Libertarian); Adam Kokesh (Libertarian); Jo Jorgensen (Libertarian); Ken Armstrong (Libertarian); and Gloria La Riva (Part for Socialism & Liberation).

Independent Political Report has these links to each event. The first you tube is silent until the six-minute mark, so anyone might want to advance the time to six-minutes. For those who want a quick impression, all eighteen candidates gave a one-minute introduction to themselves, and that can be seen at the beginning of the second you tube.

The event was held at the Chicago Hilton.