The Supreme Court upheld Arizona’s Redistricting Commission in a 5-4 decision ruling that the use of an independent commission to redraw congressional districts is constitutional. Thus, the current maps will remain for the 2016 election.

In a 5-4 decision the Supreme Court’s ruling on Obergefell v. Hodgesstrikes down laws in 14 states that ban same-sex marriage. Justice Kennedy wrote the majority opinion as he did in the last three major gay rights cases.

The Supreme Court released an opinion on King v. Burwell today that caused Republican leaders to express their disappointment in the legislative-like and politically charged ruling.

On Monday, The House Select Committee on Benghazi reported 60 newly released emails between Clinton and Sidney Blumenthal regarding Libya that were never turned over to the committee. The committee deposed Blumenthal recently and discovered that half of Secretary Clinton’s public record concerning the issue regarded emails from Blumenthal. Chairman Trey Gowdy (R-SC) stated,

Louisiana Election Code “has some bark but barely any bite,” according to Heather Cloud, victim of election engineering in the Turkey Creek, LA Mayoral Election. Residents of Turkey Creek were required to vote twice for mayor after Bert Campbell plead guilty to Fraudulent Election Engineering, Cloud also states:

On June 17, 2015, the Washington U.S. District Judge Ricardo Martinezgranted Microsoft’s motion for an evidentiary hearing to determine whether the Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) may hire private lawyers to advise the government on corporate tax audits that may result in litigation.

Ajit Pai, a commissioner at the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), opposes the federal government’s expanding control of the internet such as the regulation of Internet Service Providers (ISPs). Pai agrees that ISPs are “information services” providers and should not be subject to federal regulation unlike public utilities.

Democrat Russ Feingold’s PAC spends little to support candidates. Feingold lost to Republican Ron Johnson in 2014, and just a few months later set up the Political Action Committee, Progressive United, and a non-profit, Progressives United, Inc. Only 5% of the PAC is directly funding candidates while most of the funds are directed towards fundraising and salaries, including Feingold’s own salary.

Republicans in Virginia are outraged over the attempts by ex-felon George Soros to overturn voter ID in a transparent attempt to help Hillary Clinton’s campaign.  The arguments in favor of overturning Voter ID are devoid of fact and high on partisan rhetoric.  By contrast, the partisan arguments in favor of Voter ID are fact-filled. 

Ohio voters are still required to register to vote as they have for generations, on paper. The Ohio Senate is finding strong support forSenator Frank LaRose’s bill that would bring Ohio into the modern era of online voter registration.