Category: Federal
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SCOTUS accepting new cases for 2020-2021 term
The Supreme Court of the United States has begun accepting cases for its 2020-2021 October term. As of March 12, 2020, the court had agreed to hear six cases during the term. The following list of the cases is sorted by the cases’ court of origination: 3rd Circuit • Fulton v. City of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania…
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Michael Guest wins Republican primary in MS-03
Incumbent Michael Guest won Mississippi’s 3rd Congressional District Republican primary on Tuesday. With 18% of precincts reporting, Guest received 90% of the vote to James Tulp’s 10%. Guest was elected in 2018 with 62% of the vote. Tulp is a local radio talk show host. Guest campaigned on his record during his first term in…
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Justice Gorsuch argues against deference in criminal cases
Justice Gorsuch released a statement critical of applying Chevron deference to laws involving criminal penalties following the U.S. Supreme Court’s March 2 decision not to hear Guedes v. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. The case challenged the Trump administration’s decision to outlaw bump stocks through regulation. Under Chevron deference, federal courts must defer…
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Fifth Circuit upholds limits on presidential removal power over CFPB head
A panel of judges on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit decided 2-1 to uphold the structure of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). The court’s March 3 opinion said that the legal restrictions on the president’s authority to remove the head of the agency were “valid and constitutional.” Judge Stephen Higginson,…
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2,625 major party candidates filed for 2020 Congress elections, one new congressional resignation
As of March 9, 2,625 major party candidates have filed to run for the Senate and House of Representatives in 2020. So far, 377 candidates are filed with the Federal Elections Commission (FEC) to run for U.S. Senate in 2020. Of those, 318—165 Democrats and 153 Republicans—are from one of the two major political parties.…
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Joe Biden leads in Ballotpedia pageviews for the first time since November
Each week, we report the number of pageviews received by 2020 presidential campaigns on Ballotpedia. These numbers show which candidates are getting our readers’ attention. Joe Biden’s campaign page received 26,727 views for the week of March 1-7. Biden’s pageview figure represents 45.6% of the pageviews for Democratic candidates during the week. Bernie Sanders followed…
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Candidate filing period for state offices ends in six states
The major-party filing deadline to run for elected office in Montana passed on March 9. That deadline was followed up on March 10 by filing deadlines in New Mexico and Oregon. Candidates running in Idaho, Iowa, and Nevada have until March 13 to file. Prospective candidates could file for the following offices: U.S. Senate seats…
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Costa and Cookingham advance to CA-16 general election
Incumbent Jim Costa (D) and Kevin Cookingham (R) advanced to the Nov. 3 general election for California’s 16th Congressional District, defeating two other candidates in the March 3 top-two primary. As of 10:00 a.m. PT on March 5, Cookingham had received 38.5% of the vote to Costa’s 37.5%, followed by Esmeralda Soria (D) with 18.4%…
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Harder and Howze advance to CA-10 general election
Incumbent Josh Harder (D) and Ted Howze (R) advanced to the Nov. 3 general election for California’s 10th Congressional District, defeating four other candidates in the March 3 top-two primary. As of 5:50 p.m. PT on March 4, Harder had received 39.8% of the vote to Howze’s 37.5%. The only other declared candidate with more…
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SCOTUS issues opinion in case concerning the Immigration Reform and Control Act (IRCA)
On March 3, 2020, the Supreme Court of the United States issued its ruling in Kansas v. Garcia, a case concerning the Immigration Reform and Control Act (IRCA). In the case, Ramiro Garcia, Donaldo Morales, and Guadalupe Ochoa-Lara were each convicted of identity theft in Johnson County, Kansas. They each appealed their convictions to the…