U.S. House Committee on Ways & Means Sues Treasury to Obtain President Trump’s Tax Returns

Posted on by July 16, 2019
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On July 2, the U.S. House Committee on Ways & Means sued the U.S. Treasury Department to obtain a copy of President Trump’s tax returns. The case is filed in U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C., and is assigned to Judge Trevor McFadden, a Trump appointee. The case is Committee on Ways & Means v U.S. Department of the Treasury, 1:19cv-1974. Here is the Complaint. So far, the only thing that has happened is that the proof of service has been filed. Experts disagree on how fast the case can move. Thanks to Law.Com for the link.

Michigan Does Not Permit Individuals to Appear on the General Election Ballot for Two Offices

Posted on by July 16, 2019
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Many states permit general election candidates to run for either President or Vice-President, and some other public office, simultaneously. But Michigan is not one of those states. Justin Amash cannot appear on the November ballot as an independent candidate for U.S. House, and also run in the general election for president. Thanks to David Belmont for this news.

Ohio Supreme Court Restores Libertarian Local Candidate to the November 2019 Ballot

Posted on by July 24, 2019
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On July 15, the Ohio Supreme Court unanimously put Robert Bender back on the November 2019 ballot as a Libertarian nominee for City Council of Reynoldsburg. This is a partisan election. State ex rel Bender v Franklin County Board of Elections, 2019-Ohio-2854.

Bender had needed 13 valid signatures to get on the Libertarian primary ballot. He submitted 22. After the primary was over (which Bender won by default), the Board of Elections removed him from the general election ballot because someone had challenged his primary petition. But the Supreme Court ruled that the protester didn’t have standing, because he had not voted in a Libertarian primary in either of the last two annual elections.

Here is the nine-page opinion. UPDATE: here is a newspaper story about the outcome.