McConnell Plaintiffs File Response to Government Motion to Expedite Consideration of the BCRA Appeal in the Supreme Court The McConnell plaintiffs agree with the government and the BCRA sponsor-intervenors that the Court should note probable jurisdiction over the cases on June 5 and that it should set a special oral argument in early September. These plaintiffs disagree with the number and format of briefing, suggesting mostly following the usual rules of briefing, with the first briefs due July 8. The plaintiffs also disagree with the intervenors' suggestion that the Court should not note probable jurisdiction over some of the issues raised by the plaintiffs. They characterize the intervenors' position as "inexplicably belligerent."

"Libertarians: Keep Bush off ballots; GOP trying to bend state election law on deadlines" The Lincoln Courier offers this report. (Thanks to the reader for passing this along.)

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