MADISON, Wis. (AP) — When the U.S. Census Bureau counts residents of Milwaukee’s poorest neighborhoods next year, a significant portion of their population will be missing: prisoners.Source: Census counting of prisoners becomes partisan battleground...
Democrats called the decision “monumental.” The state said it will appeal. The current law says that whichever party holds the governor’s office can list its candidates first on the ballot in general elections. That hurts an opposing party, U.S. District Court Judge Mark E. Walker said.Source: Federal judge declares Florida ballots unconstitutional, orders change...
Attorney General William Barr trashed the so-called resistance movement and mocked Senate Democrats -- as well as the Oscar-nominated movie "Vice" -- in a marathon speech Friday evening that affirmed his credentials as a staunch defender of presidential power.Source: Barr slams Democrats and courts: Avalanche of subpoenas is designed to 'incapacitate the executive branch'...
Based on social science of the “primacy effect” giving candidates listed first on the ballot a benefit, a federal district court has struck down Florida’s law dictating ballot order of candidates based on the winner of the last governor’s race as unconstitutional.Source: In Extensive Opinion, Federal District Court Holds Unconstitutional Florida Rule Dictating Ballot Order of Candidates Based on Winner...
By Staff Writer 11:04 AM Gov. Gavin Newsom has called a March 3 special election to pick a successor to former Democratic Rep. Katie Hill, the Santa Clarita lawmaker who stepped down amid accusations that she’d had affairs with congressional and campaign staff members.Source: Newsom calls special election to replace former Rep. Katie Hill...
Our Constitution is both the shortest (with the possible exception of Monaco’s) and the oldest (with the possible exception of San Marino’s) written constitution of any government in the world. Myths persist about America’s most enduring, and important, document. Here are five. Myth No. 1Source: Five myths about the Constitution...
In an effort to force Facebook to change its policy towards negative ads targeting his campaign, Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden is apparently willing to trash the federal law that guarantees free speech online.Source: Joe Biden Has Officially Joined the Misguided Crusade Against Online Free Speech...
In North Carolina, lawmakers have been forced back to the drawing board yet again after a state court ruled last month that the current congressional map was drawn illegally along partisan lines.Source: Redistricting activists brace for wall of inaction as battle moves to states...
By Staff Writer 4:43 PM Michael R. Bloomberg is flirting once again with a run for president, but all signs point to a steep challenge for the billionaire and former New York City mayor if he makes a late entry into the race for the Democratic nomination.Source: Billionaire Michael Bloomberg files papers for presidential primary...
The California Constitution, Article II, sec. 5(a), says, “The legislature shall provide for primary elections for partisan offices, including an open presidential primary whereby the candidates on the ballot are those found by the Secretary of State to be recognized candidates.”Source: Hearing Set in California State Court Case Over Meaning of “Open Primary” in California Constitution for Presidential Primaries...
