Jill Stein and Cheri Honkala are now released, after having spent eight hours in handcuffs. See this updated story from the Stein campaign webpage. Here is a link to a you tube of the arrest.
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On October 16, a 3-judge U.S. District Court heard six hours of testimony in a case over whether Paul Thurmond should remain on the November ballot as the Republican nominee for State Senate, 41st district. See this story.
Larry King has agreed to moderate the Free & Equal presidential debate set for October 23 in Chicago. The four presidential candidates will be Gary Johnson, Jill Stein, Virgil Goode, and Rocky Anderson. This debate is one day after the final debate between the two major party presidential nominees.
The news that Larry King will be the moderator is helping to publicize the debate. For example, see this from the San Francisco Chronicle.
On October 16, the U.S. Supreme Court refused to stay the decision of the Sixth Circuit in Obama for America v Husted. The Sixth Circuit had said that since Ohio lets members of the military who are in the U.S. vote early on the weekend before the election, the state must let all voters vote early on the same weekend. It is somewhat likely that the U.S. Supreme Court will accept this case for full review. The October 16 action is not a decision on the merits, but just says that for this upcoming election, the early voting will proceed.
Postings have been sparse here because I have been on vacation, but I am home now.