British Election Results

According to wikipedia, with one seat still unsettled, the results of the June 8 House of Commons election are: Conservative 317, Labour 261, Scottish National Party 35, Liberal Democrat 12, Democratic Unionist 10, Sinn Fein 7, Plaid Cymru 4, Green 1, one independent, and the district that elects the speaker always elects a non-partisan individual.

The popular vote shares for the parties that won at least one seat are: Conservative 42.4%; Labour 40.0%; Liberal Democrat 7.4%; Scottish National 3.0%; Green 1.6%; Democratic Unionist .9%; Sinn Fein .7%; Plaid Cymru .5%. Here is the wikipedia article; scroll down for the results.

The Conservative and Democratic Unionist Parties will cooperate with each. Together the two parties have 327 members, out of 650 seats.

Seventh Circuit Agrees with Lower Court that County Can’t Bar Some Groups from Holding Rallies on Courthouse Steps, While Letting Other Groups Hold Rallies

On June 8, the Seventh Circuit agreed with the U.S. District Court that Tippecanoe County, Indiana, can’t bar the Higher Society from holding a rally on the county courthouse steps, because the county lets certain other groups hold meetings on those steps. The Higher Society works for legalization of marijuana. Higher Society of Indiana v Tippecanoe County, 17-1089. Thanks to How Appealing for the link.