On April 27, the U.S. Supreme Court refused to hear Citizen Center v Colorado Secretary of State, 14-998, which could have resolved whether the U.S. Constitution protects secrecy in voting.

Also on April 27, the U.S. Supreme Court did not decide whether or not to hear O’Keefe v Chisholm, 14-872. This case concerns whether Wisconsin law enforcement officials acted unconstitutionally when they made night raids at the homes of various political activists, allegedly looking for evidence that those activists had coordinated political campaign plans with elected politicians. Here is a story that explains the events that led to the lawsuit. The lead plaintiff, Eric O’Keefe, is a former national director of the Libertarian Party. This case will be considered again at a future conference of the Court.

This op-ed by Michael Smerconish in the Philadelphia Inquirer is partly an opinion piece, but it is also a news story. The bottom half of the column quotes Frank Fahrenkopf, Jr., co-chair of the Commission on Presidential Debates, as saying the CPD is studying whether to eliminate the rule that says no one outside the two major parties may participate unless he or she is at 15% in the polls in early September.

On Saturday morning, former Republican Congressman Vin Weber of Minnesota appeared on CNN and argued in favor of expanding entry into the general election presidential debates. Here is the transcript, as reported by Independent Political Report.

Weber is currently an advisor to Jeb Bush.