On July 13, the U.S. Court of Appeals ruled 2-1 that the U.S. Constitution permits a state to provide public funding to parties that polled 20% for Governor in the previous gubernatorial election, and not to independent candidates or new political parties unless they submit massive petitions. The majority upheld Connecticut's law, in a decision <http://www.ca2.uscourts.gov/decisions/isysquery/2bee15eb-5aab-44e2-bfbe-0394b1c74eee/4/doc/09-3760-cv_opn.pdf#xml=http://www.ca2.uscourts.gov/decisions/isysquery/2bee15eb-5aab-44e2-bfbe-0394b1c74eee/4/hilite/> written by Judge Jose Cabranes, a Clinton appointee, and signed by Judge Peter W. Hall, a Bush Jr. appointee. Judge Amalya Kearse, a Carter appointee, dissented.
http://www.ballot-access.org/2010/07/13/2nd-circuit-reverses-u-s-district-court-says-constitution-permits-massive-discrimination-against-minor-parties-and-independent-candidates-in-public-funding/ [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
