Here's the lawsuit effectively challenging NY's closed primary: https://assets.documentcloud.org/documents/2805219/NY-Closed-Primary-Lawsuit-EDNY.pdf … ... Assigned to Judge Feuerstein, a GWB appointee.
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FUN WIKI FACT: Judge Feuerstein and Judge Annette Elstein, her mom, are believed to be the first mother-daughter judges in U.S. history!
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CONTROVERSY: A state court pairing of mother-daughter judges - http://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED418043.pdf … (h/t
@lindaspar)pic.twitter.com/7eTSbtCHUg
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More substantively re: the NY primary lawsuit, Election Justice USA announced the lawsuit earlier today:http://www.dailykos.com/story/2016/4/18/1516954/-BREAKING-ELECTION-JUSTICE-USA-Files-Emergency-Lawsuit-in-New-York …
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But, the lawyer who filed the lawsuit — Blaire Fellows — is an apparent Sanders backer, if the internet is to be believed.
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Info gathered from Facebook and the Sanders website:pic.twitter.com/ELTsWFwr1Q
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Also: Election Justice USA — the group backing the suit — was formed less than a month ago:pic.twitter.com/qREdgVK5oc
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Cliff Arnebeck, an Ohio lawyer involved in the election litigation for years there, is the leading name involved w "Election Justice USA."
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Here is their website — http://electionjusticeusa.org/ — and here are the names:pic.twitter.com/8xL2sW280z
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Blaire Fellows tells BuzzFeed News that Election Justice USA "did not" have discussions with the Sanders campaign re: Monday's lawsuit.
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Full comment from Blaire Fellows on whether there were discussions with the Sanders campaign about Monday's lawsuit:pic.twitter.com/Q6nZZ82WvB
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Breaking: Hearing set for 2 p.m. on plaintiffs request in NY closed primary lawsuit.pic.twitter.com/KCAiw8zTk2
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Here is the "proposed OTSC," as in, Order to Show Cause for Preliminary Injunction and Temp Restraining Order: https://assets.documentcloud.org/documents/2805472/Proposed-OTSC.pdf …
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Breaking: Federal judge denies TRO request in lawsuit filed on Monday challenging NY's closed primary.pic.twitter.com/rTZzqHtQy3
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tl;dr: All continues as planned with NY's closed primary today.
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@chrisgeidner@jeneps@katherinemiller why didn't they challenge other closed primariesThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@chrisgeidner@jeneps@katherinemiller it's too late isnt itThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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