On June 12, the Eleventh Circuit issued an opinion in Catoosa County Republican Party v Catoosa County Board of Elections, 24-12936.  It says the Catoosa County Republican Party has standing to challenge the refusal of election officials to pay any attention to the party’s desires about who and what appears on its primary ballot.  Neither the Georgia state courts, nor the U.S. District Court, had appeared to take the case seriously, but the Eleventh Circuit remanded it.

The county Republican Party wants to prevent certain individuals running for county office from appearing on its ballot, given that the party doesn’t think they are bona fide Republicans.  Also the county party wants to put some ballot questions on its own primary ballot, but election officials had refused to let the party do that.

The opinion is unsigned, but the judges in the case are Robin S. Rosenbaum (an Obama appointee), Nancy Abudu (a Biden appointee), and Charles R. Wilson (a Clinton appointee).

New Jersey elects all 80 members of its Assembly in November 2025.  Filing for independent candidates and the nominees of unqualified parties closed on June 10.  Only one independent candidate for the Assembly filed.  Five minor party candidates for the Assembly filed (3 Greens and 2 Libertarians).  Here is the list.

On June 11, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley sent a letter to many organizations, including the Party for Socialism and Liberation, thought to have helped organize demonstrations concerning actions by the federal government on immigration.  The letter wants each group to furnish:  1. All internal communications, including emails, text messages, chart logs, and messaging applications, relating to protest planning, coordination, or funding; 2. All financial documents relating to protests, demonstrations, or mobilization efforts in Los Angeles or elsewhere relating to immigration enforcement; 3. All third-party contracts or vendor agreements, including any arrangements with event organizers, transportation providers, security personnel, or communications consultants relating to immigration enforcement of the Los Angeles protests, or similar protests elsewhere; 4. Grant applications, funding proposals that relate to or reference immigration enforcement; 5. Travel and lodging records for individuals or groups supported or reimbursed in connection with protest activities; 6. Media or public relations strategies, including talking points, press releases, and coordination with journalists or influencers relating to immigration protests; 7. Donor lists.

The letter ends by saying, “Failure to comply will result in additional action by this Subcommittee, including potential referral for criminal investigations.”