Court invalidates VA nomination laws

This is sort of interesting. In Virginia, incumbents are allowed to pick the process by which nominations for their seat are made. A part of that law was struck down. There is also no party registration. The 4th Circuit said that the law is unconstitutional, as applied, when the incumbent Read more

SCOTUS allows WI RTL ads

Today, the Supreme Court overruled a district and appellate court and allowed issue ads within the "window". Stated intelligibly, issue ads will not be regulated. However, it looks like a fairly narrow ruling: The Court issued its fifth ruling of the day, concluding that a Wisconsin abortion rights group had Read more