[Editor: We received this as a comment, but it is long enough, well-thought-out enough, and important enough that we are elevating this comment to the status of a full post.] Opinion Post by Bob: While I can respect the desire for judicial restraint in the majority opinion, their interpretation is so vapid and toothless that it would leave the LNC…
Posts published in “litigation”
Let Freedom Ring! was the nationally-circulated newsletter of the Pioneer Valley Libertarian Association. It covered Libertarian News and Strategy in a period in which the Libertarian Party had reached interesting times. LFR was usually published monthly. We are starting with a sampling of issues, and will eventually fill in the gaps. Year Month Issue 2001 January LFR0101 February …
Courtesy of sources in Wisconsin, we have acquired the documents submitted to the Libertarian Party Judicial Committee is support of the Wisconsin Party complaint against the LNC action accepting the Region 1 formation with Wisconsin as a member. The lead document is the Wisconsin petition. The following document is the LNC response. The Region 1 Regional Representatives filed a response…
The meeting will start soon. Meeting came to order at 8PM Eastern. Start with members introducing themselves and saying what the Judicial Committee should do. They appear to agree that their job is to hear appeals to rule if the bylaws are being violated. The issue is a dispute over LPWI. The LPWI Chair signed a regional formation agreement. The…
Colorado Libertarians have issued a new newsletter, The Clipboard, available here as a downloadable file. Bimonthly publication is planned. Contributors include BetteRose Ryan, Michelle Poague, Daniel Lutz, and ‘Staff Reporter’. The Publisher and point of contact is BentBriarBooks@gmail.com. They report six Libertarians in elective office. Coverage of the dispute over the Presidential ballot line indicates that Oliver-Ter Maat will be…
From Cara Schulz: The following photographs are from the 2021 Regional Training. A full weekend of classes for candidates, campaign teams, and local leaders held in all 8 LP Regions. 5 different trainers. Free to attendees, and they earned a certificate and were listed on LP website so people could see who had the solid basics down. So you knew…
The topic is the RFK Joint Fundraising Agreement. The electronics were annoying, but I did get in. Reporting what was said was a bit challenging, since all sides were well-prepped with discussion and spoke quickly. The presenters supporting the appeal are Caryn Ann Harlos, Todd Hapopian and if needed Richard Brown. The presenter opposing the appeal is Angela McArdle. Harlos…
The meeting starts at 8PM, give or take. Meeting is in the process of starting. Only person absent is Mr. Watkins, whose absence for good reason was known in advance. Meeting came to order at 8:05. There was a typed comment from Justin O’Donnell: “According to Anthony at Team Kennedy, Ellie Cox, the treasurer of the JFC, and Vermilion and…
The LNC Chair has called a special Executive Committee Meeting for 7/30, at the close of the LNC Meeting of that date. The LNC Chair explained that the meeting will discuss legal action taken by one of our members against an affiliate and to get legal advice on how to manage the conflict of interest. For the curious, Caryn Ann…
LNC Regional Alternate Keith Thompson has raised to the LNC progressively more pointed questions about the structure of the LNC-Kennedy Joint Fundraising Committee and the legality of some alternative cash-transfer schemes. From: Keith Thompson To: LNC Business <lnc-bu…@lp.org>; 4eb01eb…@amer.teams.ms <4eb01eb…@amer.teams.ms>; businesslist-forward <businessli…@lp.org> Subject: RFK Jr. Joint Fundraiser Clarification, Please! Good morning, I’ve seen the RFK Jr. joint fundraiser portrayed a…