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 of the federal courts,” so federal courts can’t block states from gerrymandering for political gain. Gerrymandering, a process abused by elected officials to redraw electoral […]
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 least 1 percent of the state’s registered voters. The affiliates with at least 1 percent are: Alaska — 3.04% Nebraska — 1.25% Colorado — 1.14% […]
![[W]e oppose all government interference with private property, such as confiscation, nationalization, and eminent domain, and support the prohibition of robbery, trespass, fraud, and misrepresentation.](https://www.lp.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/lp_platform_sop_private_property-100x100.png "Supreme Court delivers due process victory for property owners")
With a 5-4 decision in Knick v. Township of Scott, Pennsylvania, the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that a property owner can bring a Fifth Amendment challenge to government taking in federal court without first having to challenge it in state court. In a victory for property owners, the court overturned a 1985 takings precedent […]
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 extracted from nonconsenting employees. Mark Janus is a child support specialist in Illinois, where the state government could require its employees to pay fees to […]
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 held May 21–25 next year in Austin, Texas! You can visit LNC2020.com for more information about our convention Welcoming Committee, package types and pricing, hotel […]
South Dakota Libertarian Lance Lehmann was elected to the Rapid City Council Ward 4 seat on June 25 with more than two thirds of the vote, defeating incumbent City Council President Amanda Scott. Rapid City has a population of around 68,000 people, and is the second largest city in South Dakota. From the Rapid City […]
The Libertarian Party has fought for gay rights since its founding in 1971, and annual pride festivals are well attended by Libertarians throughout the country. Whitney Bilyeu, Libertarian National Committee representative for Region 7, reports on how Libertarians in Houston, Texas, brought their messages of freedom an equality to their local pride event: Houston Libertarians […]
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A bill that would have allowed the extradition of accused criminals from Hong Kong to China was shelved after mass protests across the self-ruling city. Estimates say up to 2 million citizens joined in the June 16 protests, which ultimately forced the government’s hand in scuttling the bill and its threat to civil liberties in […]
Dear Libertarian, A few weeks ago, I celebrated my third anniversary of becoming a big-L Libertarian! In the three years since my conversion, a lot has happened. I’ve been invited to speak at something like 12 state Libertarian Party conventions; I was invited to say a few words at the Libertarian National Convention gala in […]
Libertarian breakdown of June 17 in the Supreme Court In the final two weeks of its current term, the U.S. Supreme Court will be issuing many important rulings. On June 17, five decisions were handed down. Here is a broad overview of these decisions from a Libertarian perspective. Manhattan Community Access Corp. v. Halleck The […]
On June 19, 1865, in Galveston, Texas, General Gordon Granger issued the following order: “The people of Texas are informed that, in accordance with a proclamation from the Executive of the United States, all slaves are free. This involves an absolute equality of personal rights and rights of property between former masters and slaves, and […]
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