Thursday, January 17, 2008

Nevada judge: none of my business

After some snarky back-and-forth between the Clinton and Obama camps, a federal judge has declined to rule on how the Nevada Democratic Party sets up its caucus:

A federal judge on Thursday denied an attempt to cancel at-large Nevada caucus sites, boosting Barack Obama’s campaign, which has the backing of Las Vegas’ largest labor union.

Judge James Mahan washed his hands of the case, saying that existing election law allows for the Democratic Party to resolve the differences internally and it’s not the place of the federal court to adjudicate how the party conducts its caucuses.
Imagine that. Why can't the Ninth Circuit take that approach once in a while?

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