The Colorado Supreme Court hears Anderson v Griswold at 1 p.m. Colorado time, Wednesday, December 6. This is the case over whether former President Donald Trump should be barred from the Colorado Republican presidential primary ballot. All seven members of the court were appointed by Democrtic governors.
On December 5, U.S. District Court Judge Doug Reyes, an Obama appointee, issued an opinion in Castro v Fontes, 2:23cv-1865. The opinion rejects keeping former President Donald Trump off the Arizona Republican presidential primary. The opinion says that John Anthony Castro, the Republican presidential candidate who filed this lawsuit and many similar lawsuits in other states, does not have standing. He acknowledges that Castro appears to have qualified for the Arizona Republican presidential primary ballot, but cites the small amount of campaign spending in the Castro campaign and says Castro has not shown that he is really in competition with Trump for votes.
The opinion is twelve pages and has more precedents listed than some of the other decisions in Trump ballot access cases.
New York will hold a special election on February 13 to fill the vacancy in the Third District. Party nominees will be chosen by party meetings before then.
On December 5, Michael Steinberg filed a federal lawsuit in Florida against the law that permits a party to dictate which names appear on its presidential primary ballot. Steinberg says he wants to vote for Congressman Dean Phillips, who is running for president in Democratic presidential primaries. In Florida the Democratic Party said it doesn’t want any names on its ballot except President Joe Biden, so the state won’t hold that primary.
Phillips is not a co-plaintiff. The case is Steinberg v Democratic Party of Florida and Byrd, n.d., 4:23cv-518. It is assigned to U.S. District Court Judge Allen C. Winsor, a Trump appointee.
It is difficult for me to see how she could do this other than being on the No Labels presidential ticket.
Thanks to Gene Berkman.
