An email exchange on the LNC Public list vanished. Part of it later rose from the grave. The LNC-Public list featured a question by Keith Thompson followed by an exchange between Thompson, LNC Chair Evan McMahon, and Regional Representatives Austin Martin and Alfa Shaw. At the end, the emails all vanished from the LNC-Public list. On looking, I received a…
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We quote the exchange from LNC-PUBLIC Keith Thompson <keith.thompson@lp.org> Sent: Tuesday, June 23, 2026 Subject: New Mexico Questions Good afternoon, I’m hoping to get clarification on a few items regarding the LPNM: Does the injunction, while in effect, prevent them from running candidates? My understanding is that their ballot drive must be completed in July – is that correct? If…
Ms. Dearn writes: I’m defending the Libertarian Party of New Mexico in a lawsuit brought by the Libertarian National Committee. I find the lawsuit offensive. Mainly because they have sued five individuals on the LPNM ex com. I’m almost certainly going to get the individual defendants dismissed in a few months due to lack of legal merit. But in the…
The LNC has gained a preliminary injunction against the Libertarian Party of New Mexico, ordering them to cease to use the name Libertarian Party. Details are in the attached order.
We are in receipt of some of the filings in the New Mexico litigation of the LNC against the LPNM. There is a second statement from the LNC. There are two exhibits, Exhibit 1 and Exhibit 2. There is the statement by the LNC that all filings have been made.
We are led to understand that, as of the end of May, the LNC’s litigators in the New Mexico Trademark case have billed the LNC for almost the full amount of their retainer. There are rumors that several people have counted noses and concluded that the LNC is two or three votes short of being able to disaffiliate the Free…
This article specifically treats the second LPNM settlement offer, which the LNC ExComm rejected. A subsequent article treats certain closely related issues that may well be of interest to our readers. We are aware of a message from LNC member Keith Thompson, issued earlier today, June 12, and sent to various LNC members and the LNC-Public email list. According to…
Meeting came to order at 8:36 PM. All members were present. Updates to the NM Trademark litigation in executive session. 10PM: they returned from Executive session. Move the ExComm recommend that the LNC recommend that the chair and counsel request a 90-day legal pause for negotiations. Vote: Knebel-Nay, Nekhaila-Nay, McGee-Nay, Chair takes time to think. McMahon votes no. Vote is…
LPUS Membership Increases for May New Executive Director Steve Dasbach reports that the new LNC Leadership plans to bring out the membership report for each month by the fifth of the next month. This is a major step forward from the past several LNCs, in which membership reports tended to appear toward the end of the next month. The count…
The LNC ExComm will meet again tomorrow, 6/11/2026, 8:30PM Eastern Time. Meeting came to order at 7:01 PM. The Secretary called the roll. All ExComm members were present. Agenda is discussion of the New Mexico trademark suit. A motion to move to executive session for 45 minutes was passed. They have gone into executive session. We remain in executive session.…