The federal district court granted CCD’s motion for summary judgment in Graveline v. Johnson, No. 2:18-cv-12354 (E.D. Mich.), our case challenging Michigan’s ballot access requirements for independent candidates for statewide office.
Contact: Oliver B. Hall: 202-248-9294 (Attorney for Plaintiffs) Leon Lazaroff: 212-848-8107 Manager, Media & Communications Shearman & Sterling Court Holds That Texas’s 118-Year-Old Petitioning Proced
Voters often wonder why they find so few choices on the ballot. Is it because candidates aren't interested in running? Or because they don't try hard enough to qualify for the ballot? Maybe. Sometimes
On April 13, 2023, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals issued its mandate confirming dismissal of the oldest pending ballot access case in the nation. The reason? The Court concluded that the Plainti
