The New York Times says in this analysis that the June 18, 2015 U.S. Supreme Court opinion Reed v Town of Gilbert is having a big impact on other free speech cases in lower courts. The article mentions the recent opinion from U.S. District Court in New Hampshire that struck down a state law making it illegal to photograph one’s own completed ballot and then show the picture to anyone. Thanks to How Appealing for the link.
The Mississippi Secretary of State has rejected the application of the Prohibition Party to be a qualified party. This is an update and reversal to the post of an hour ago. BAN is attempting to learn what was defective in the party’s application.
Level the Playing Field, Peter Ackerman, the Libertarian Party, and the Green Party, sued the Federal Election Commission on June 22, 2015, over general election presidential debates. So far the government hasn’t responded. In an ordinary federal case, the defendant must respond in some fashion by 30 days after the case is filed. But when the federal government is sued, it has 60 days to respond.
Ed Rollins, veteran political consultant who managed the Ross Perot presidential campaign in the spring of 1992 has this interesting description of exactly how the Republican Party chooses a presidential nominee.
Mimi Soltysik has declared his intent to obtain the presidential nomination of the Socialist Party. See this story. He was the campaign manager for the Socialist Party’s presidential nominee in 2012. Soltysik lives in Los Angeles. The Socialist Party national convention will be in Milwaukee on October 16-18.
