August 12, 2022
Covering Third Parties and Independent Candidates Since 2008
from Ballot Access News
Terry McAuliffe Loses Democratic Primary for Virginia Governor
June 9th, 2009
On June 9, Virginia Democrats held a primary to choose a gubernatorial candidate. Terry McAuliffe, former chair of the Democratic National Committee, placed a distant second to a Virginia state legislator, Creigh Deeds.
Ralph Nader ran for President of the United States as a Green Party candidate in his first campaigns, and in 2004 and 2008 as an independent.
from Ballot Access News
Nader Case Against Democratic National Committee Loses on Statute of Limitations Grounds
June 9th, 2009
On June 9, the U.S.
(excerpt from) The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times
D.C. Circuit Judges Hear Out Nader
Ralph Nader appeared this morning with his attorney, Oliver Hall, in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, who argued that Nader’s 2004 presidential campaign had been “drained” and “distracted” by a coordinated effort [by the DNC, et al] to neutralize him with lawsuits…
…the judges grilled Hall for 43 minutes in what was scheduled as a 15-minute argument…
…Their questions centered on two issues: the statute of limitations on the torts of abuse of process and malicious prosecution alleged in the complaint and whether the 29 lawsuits, 24 of which were ultimately dismissed, could be considered “objectively baseless” under a test for abuse of process…
After the hearing, Nader explained why he brought the case.
from Ballot Access News
Oral Argument in Nader v Democratic National Committee Set for March 20th
The U.S. Court of Appeals, D.C. Circuit, will hear oral arguments in Nader v Democratic National Committee, on the morning of Friday, March 20, at the U.S.