On October 19, a U.S. District Court in Manhatten heard oral arguments in Credico v New York State Board of Elections.  The issue is whether it is constitutional to force Randy Credico, the joint nominee of the Libertarian and Anti-Prohibition Parties for U.S. Senate, to be limited to appearing only once on the ballot.  New York lets two qualified parties jointly nominate the same candidate, and when that happens, that candidate is listed on two lines.  New York also lets a qualified party and an unqualified party jointly nominate the same candidate, and when that happens, the candidate is also listed on two lines.

But when two unqualified parties jointly nominate the same person, he or she must be limited to appearing on only one line, although both party labels appear in tiny print next to the name of that candidate.

A decision will be quick.  Observers in the courtroom feel the decision could go either way.

A U.S. District Court in Cincinnati heard five hours of testimony on October 18, in Liberty Township Tea Party v International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers.  See this story.  There will be another hearing on October 20, and probably soon after a quick decision.  The issue is whether the zone around polling places (that is beyond the 100 feet no-electioneering restricted area) becomes a public forum on days when voting is occurring.

Here is one of many press accounts of the October 18 New York gubernatorial debate.  This particular article, from The New Republic, seems to feel the debate was a success.  UPDATE:  here is the account in The City Paper of Rochester, which is also favorably impressed with the debate.