Updated: Apr 29, 2020
CCD argues appeal before Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals in Gill v. Scholz, No. 19-1125 (7th Cir.), which challenges Illinois’ 5 percent signature requirement and 90-day petitioning period for independent candidates for U.S. House.
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
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