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Florida Lawsuit Against DNC Dismissed
A federal court in Tampa has, not surprisingly, thrown out a lawsuit charging the Democratic National Committee with discriminating against Florida voters by refusing the seat the delegates from the state's too-early primary...

Federal appeals court dismisses lawsuit over Florida Democratic primary
[JURIST] The US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit Friday dismissed [opinion, PDF] a lawsuit against the Democratic National Committee[party website] for refusing to seat Florida's Democratic delegation at its national convention...

"I'd be more than happy to loan Sen. Obama the winning briefs that helped secure the election of the legitimate winner of the 2000 election."
Says Ted Olson, contemplating the prospect of a lawsuit, brought by Hillary Clinton in Florida state court, over the Democratic Party's refusal to recognize Florida's convention delegates...

"Suit against Democrats dismissed; Floridian wanting state's delegates seated will try again"
"Suit against Democrats dismissed; Floridian wanting state's delegates seated will try again": This article appears today in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. The St. Petersburg Times reports today that "Tampa activist's case to seat Democratic delegates is dismissed but still alive...

Texas: LULAC suit against Texas Democratic Party dismissed (updated with court docs attached)
The Houston Chronicle reports: A federal judge sided with the Texas Democratic Party on Thursday in a lawsuit filed by Latino voter advocates who said the party's method for apportioning presidential delegates is discriminatory...

Obama v. Clinton: Could Delegate Counts Spark a Lawsuit
Former U.S. Solicitor General and Bush v. Gore counsel, Ted Olson, writes in today's Wall Street Journal of the possibility of contentious litigation should there be a contest in seating delegates to the Democratic National Convention:"Imagine that as the convention approaches, Sen...

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