Legal Commentary

NBC To Appeal Judge Over Kucinich Debate Participation

By Jeralyn

Update: Kucinich is out. Here's the opinion.

Bump and Update: The Nevada Supreme Court will hold oral argument (pdf) at 1:30 PT. Issues: State vs. federal jurisdiction and "the absence of state court jurisdiction to hear a claim for breach of contract."

Bump and Update: NBC says it will appeal.

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NV. Judge Says No to Debate Without Kucinich

Dennis Kucinich scores a win in Nevada. A judge ruled today that the MSNBC Democratic debate tomorrow night cannot go forward unless Kucinich is allowed to participate.

Kucinich, whose position on issues most closely matches my own, is a necessary voice. He knows, as do we all, he can't win. But he gets people thinking. And that's a start to real change.

Congrats, Mr. Kucinich. I look forward to hearing your remarks tomorrow night.

Full post as published by TalkLeft on January 15, 2008 (boomark / email).