Running for state legislature
Friends, My name is Bethany Baldes. Last year, I came within 53 votes of unseating the Republican majority leader in the Wyoming legislature. And I did it while running as... Read more »
Features
Libertarians to Commerce Sec.: Follow Bill Belichick’s advice, ‘Do your job’
Bill Belichick is one of the winningest coaches in professional football, leading the New England Patriots to a record six Super Bowl titles. One of the secrets to his success... Read more »
Supreme Court strikes citizenship question from census
In a 5-4 vote on the case Department of Commerce v. New York, the Supreme Court ruled on June 27 that President Donald Trump’s administration had not cleared the appropriate... Read more »
Democracy loses as Supreme Court upholds partisan gerrymandering
American democracy has suffered a significant loss. On June 27, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Rucho v. Common Cause that “partisan gerrymandering claims present political questions beyond the reach... Read more »
News
Libertarians, other third parties, independents sue Texas for discriminatory ballot access
The Libertarian Party of Texas, as part of a coalition of voters, candidates, and political parties, filed suit against the state of Texas on July 11, challenging the state’s discriminatory... Read more »
5 LP affiliates have at least 1% of active registered voters
Five Libertarian Party state affiliates have at least 1 percent of the active registered voters in their respective states. Less than 10 years ago, only one affiliate, Alaska, had at... Read more »
1 year of Janus
June 27 marks the one-year anniversary of the landmark Janus v. AFSCME decision by the Supreme Court, which ruled that union fees in the public sector could no longer be... Read more »
June 2019 issue of LP News now online
The June 2019 issue of LP News is now ready to view on our website. Don’t miss this issue’s registration information for our 2020 Libertarian National Convention, which is being... Read more »
