U.S. District Court Assigns a Judge to Rocky De La Fuente’s RICO Presidential Primary Ballot Access Lawsuit

Posted on by December 31, 2019
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As reported previously, on December 16, Rocky De La Fuente sued the Republican National Committee, President Trump, and all the state Republican Parties in which the party is only allowing President Trump’s name to be on the ballot. The lawsuit also sues the state Republican Parties which charged every Republican candidate except Trump a large filing fee, but did not charge President Trump any fee. The lawsuit depends partly on the RICO statute (racketeer-influenced and corrupt organizations Act).

On December 31, the case was assigned to U.S. District Court Judge Tanya Chutkan, an Obama appointee.

Michigan Republican Party Asks Sixth Circuit to Enjoin Michigan Citizens Redistricting Commission

Posted on by December 30, 2019
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On December 27, the Michigan Republican Party filed this brief in the Sixth Circuit in Daunt v Benson, 19-2377. This is the case in which the Republican Party challenges the Michigan Citizens Redistricting Commission passed by the voters in November 2018. The party argues that the rules by which individuals become a member of the Redistricting Commission violate the First Amendment.

The Secretary of State, who is a Democrat, has already begun the process by which individuals apply for membership on the Commission.

D.C. Circuit Sets Oral Argument in Presidential Debates Case

Posted on by December 30, 2019
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The U.S. Court of Appeals, D.C. Circuit, will hear Level the Playing Field v Federal Election Commission, 19-5117, on Monday, February 24, 2020. This is the case over presidential general election debates, and whether the FEC has failed to enforce federal campaign finance laws against the Commission on Presidential Debates. Federal law forbids corporations from making donations to federal candidates, and the plaintiffs argue that the Commission, which receives most of its funding from corporations, is in violation of this law because in essence, the Commission is contributing to the campaigns of the Democratic and Republican presidential nominees, and against all other presidential candidates.

Green Mountain Party Re-Qualifies in Vermont

Posted on by December 30, 2019
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The Green Mountain Party has completed its filing to maintain qualified status in Vermont. Vermont requires a group to show that it has town committees in at least ten towns, to become ballot-qualified or to maintain qualified status.

The Green Mountain Party is only organized in Vermont and is only interested in state elections. It has no connection with the Green Party.

The other qualified minor parties in Vermont now are the Libertarian Party and the Liberty Union Party. The deadline is December 31. It is not known if the Green Party will qualify.