The Green Party of Santa Barbara, California, is opposed to Proposition 50. See the party’s statement here.
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On October 15, U.S. District Court Judge Maxine Chesney postponed the status conference in Peace & Freedom Party v Weber from October 24 to February 27. 2026. Both sides had asked that the status conference be postponed until after the judge rules on the state’s motion to dismiss.
For some years, supporters of California’s secession from the United States have been trying to qualify an initiative, which would ask “Should California leave the U.S. and become a free and independent country?”. On October 15 the Secretary of State cleared the way for the group to obtain the necessary 546,651 signatures. The time period is six months.
The group had started an earlier attempt in January 2025 and had obtained over 200,000 signatures before giving up.
The group’s website is here.
On October 15, the U.S. Supreme Court heard Louisiana v Callais, 24-109, the case over the federal Voting Rights Act and Louisiana’s U.S. House district boundaries. Here is the transcript. The oral argument lasted two hours and 30 minutes.
As of October 15, U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson still has not sworn in Adelita Grijalva, who was elected to the U.S. House from Arizona’s 7th District on September 23. The Secretary of State of Arizona certified the election returns on October 15. Johnson says he won’t swear her in because the House is not in session. However, earlier this year he sworn in three newly-elected members while the House was not in session.
The Attorney General of Arizona is preparing a lawsuit against the Speaker.