U.S. District Court Judge Colin Bruce will hear Gill v Scholz, c.d., 3:16cv-3221, on April 16, 2019. This is the Illinois case on the petition requirement for independent candidates for U.S. House. Judge Bruce is new to the case; it formerly had been in the hands of Judge Sue Myerscough.
The National Conference of State Legislatures has this chart showing the partisan lineup of each state legislative body. It is quite clear, although not completely up-to-date. It appears to have been updated last on November 9. Some of the California totals shown in the chart are no longer accurate. Thanks to Jim Riley for the link.
An amicus curiae brief, asking the U.S. Supreme Court to hear Utah Republican Party v Cox, has been filed by some minor parties, along with other groups, including the Coalition for Free & Open Elections (COFOE). The brief is also joined by the Utah Native American caucus (which contains eleven legislators from both major parties), and the Idaho Republican Party.
The minor parties who signed the brief are the Green Party, the Constitution Party, and the American Independent Party. Also these state Libertarian Parties joined: California, Georgia, Louisiana, Michigan, New Mexico, and Oklahoma. Here is the brief.
Another amicus has been filed by Judicial Watch. See it here.
Yet another amicus has been filed by Eagle Forum Legal Defense Fund. See it here.
The next event in this case will be when the U.S. Supreme Court sets a conference date. Also, the Court may then ask the state to respond.
Nineteen Utah legislators (13 current and 6 former) have signed this amicus curiae brief to the U.S. Supreme Court in the Utah Republican party rights lawsuit. They say the “business wing” of the Republican Party is responsible for changing Utah election law so that candidates without significant support at party endorsement meetings may still run in the party’s primary. An Appendix near the back provides some evidence.
Four Republican members of congress have filed this amicus curiae brief in the U.S. Supreme Court, in Utah Republican Party v Cox, 18-450. The brief depends on political science research and has an interesting history of how political parties in the U.S. have nominated, all throughout history. The two U.S. Senators are Mike Lee of Utah and Ted Cruz of Texas. The two U.S. House members are Paul Labrador of Idaho and Rob Bishop of Utah.
