In 2014, the Libertarian Party nominee for U.S. Senate from Kentucky, David Patterson, was barred from all debates. He and the Libertarian Party filed a federal lawsuit on September 28, 2014, charging that after it appeared Patterson would qualify for inclusion, the rules were changed, to provide that no one could be in the debate who had not raised at least $100,000 for the campaign.

The lawsuit, Libertarian National Committee v Holiday, e.d., 3:14cv-63, had no activity between December 16, 2014, until September 11, 2015. Judge Gregory Van Tatenhove then finally said there will be a trial. On September 28, 2015, the defendants finally answered the Complaint.

Juan Williams writes here at Fox News that the nation would be better off if the Freedom Caucus in the U.S. House left the Republican Party and became its own political party.

The Arkansas Project, an affiliate of the Advance Arkansas Institute, has published this column criticizing harsh ballot access laws, especially the new Arkansas law. Thanks to Andy Craig for the link.