The U.S. Supreme Court only issued one full opinion on June 8, and it has no connection to the First Amendment or to election law. The next decision day will be June 15, unless the Court adds some more decision days.
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Some Mexican states held gubernatorial elections on Sunday, June 7. This is the first year in which independent candidates have been permitted to run for partisan office in Mexico. The voters of Nuevo Leon state gave an easy victory to Jaime Rodriguez, who will be Mexico’s first independent state governor.
Washington state only has eleven charter cities. According to this article, the Washington Attorney General will soon issue an opinion as to whether non-charter cities are permitted under state law to abandon at-large elections for city council.
Political scientist Corey Robin has this article at Politico. It says that in the U.S., employers sometimes coerce their employees into engaging in political action that supports politicians that the employer backs.
The article does not mention all-postal balloting. One fear that has been expressed by other writers is that if every voter votes by mail, there is less protection against coercion in voting. If the ballot is received in the mail, then the individual who is exerting coercion or other undue influence (such as bribery) has a chance to watch the voter mark the ballot before it is mailed back.
On June 2, Arkansas Representative Nate Bell switched from being a Republican to being an independent. See this story. He also says he does not plan to run for re-election in 2016.