This is old news, but was not previously mentioned on this website. On October 20, U.S. District Court Judge David O. Carter, a Clinton appointee, dismissed the lawsuit Clark v Weber, c.d., 2:23cv-7489, one of the many lawsuits filed to keep former President Donald Trump off various presidential primary ballots.
The judge said the plaintiff, a California Republican voter, lacks standing. Here is the order.
On January 3, former President Donald Trump filed this cert petition in Anderson v Griswold, the Colorado ballot access case. It is not yet docketed on the U.S. Supreme Court website. Thanks to Democracy Docket for the link.
On January 3, 2024, U.S. Senator Steve Daines (R-Montana) and the National Republican Senatorial Committee filed this amicus brief in Anderson v Griswold, the Colorado ballot access case involving former President Donald Trump.
The main point the amicus makes is to emphasize the difference between holding the office (which section 3 deals with, for insurrectionists) and running for office. A second point in the amicus is to stress the freedom of association right of the Republican Party to determine its own nominee without government interference.
On January 2, Massachusetts Secretary of State Bill Galvin, a Democrat, spoke to reporters. He made a stirring defense of the right of voters to vote for whomever they wish, and distinguished between ballot access and eligibility to hold the office.
On January 2, a Pennsylvania voter filed a lawsuit in Commonwealth Court to keep Congressman Scott Perry from appearing on the Republican primary ballot. Perry is running for re-election, and represents the Tenth District, including Harrisburg and York. The lawsuit says that Perry engaged in insurrection. Here is the Lawsuit. Thanks to Political Wire for this news.
