This morning the Supreme Court granted cert (order here) in Clingman v. Beaver, No. 04-37. The case below is Beaver v. Clingman, 363 F.3d 1048 (10th Cir. 2004). Here is how the 10th Circuit opinion phrased the question before… Continue reading
A.P. offers this report, which begins: “Backers of an initiative to change the way U.S. Senate vacancies are filled in Alaska on Monday asked a judge to block printing and distribution of the Nov. 2 ballots, contending the state’s… Continue reading
The Eleventh Circuit issued an opinion reversing a federal court’s decision to abstain in a case challenging Florida’s touch screen voting system. The Sixth Circuit issued an opinion on the timing of special elections. Thanks to How Appealing for pointers… Continue reading
Democracy 21, the Camaign Legal Center, and the Center for Responsive politics have called on FEC Chair Brad Smith to recuse himself from hearing their complaint regarding the “Swift Boat Veterans for Truth” advertisements. You can find the press release… Continue reading
See Stuart Taylor’s National Journal column, which along with Jeffrey Rosen’s TNR column linked to last week shows that the mainstream press is finally coming to grips with the non-negligible possibility of post-election legal challenges to the presidential election… Continue reading