It’s Court Time … Mark you schedules
The Federal Court has just scheduled a hearing on our motion for preliminary and permanent injunction against the state of Idaho for November 15, 2007 @ 10:30 AM at the James A. McClure Federal Courthouse in Boise.
Coincident to that hearing the Judge will also consider the states motion to dismiss. This is a significant event. Federal Court rules do not require the judge to hold a hearing on our motions.
If the judge grants our motion, the Republican primary election next May will only be available to persons who have registered as a Republican.
Anyone can attend the hearing, so if you have time on November 15, take a drive to Boise and join us at the Federal Courthouse.
We may plan some sort of an event on that date as well. If you are interested in reading the paperwork in our case, the information is found below in earlier posts.
If you need additional information, please post a reply here or call me.
Rod Beck (20 
376-9797
October 31, 2007 at 2:05 pm
If the judge grants your motion, the state will, of course, have the right to appeal to the circuit court. If it does, it will likely mean that the district judge’s order will NOT affect next May’s primary.
The Mississippi Democrats filed their suit against our state-mandated open primary in February 2006, and the federal district judge did not issue his injunction until June 2007. Four different appeals have been filed with the 5th Circuit in New Orleans, and there has been no further news. The three-judge panel has not been named, and the briefing schedule has not even been announced. The chances are good that the district judge’s August 2008 deadline will be moved back.
The Virginia Republicans filed their similar lawsuit in 2005, and the 4th Circuit in Richmond just issued its ruling earlier this month. I believe that there will be an appeal(s) to the U. S. Supreme Court, but that remains to be seen.