Submit a Story!
Votes
topics:

vote down flag
tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com - 3/7/2009
Coleman To Court: No, Don't Throw Out My Case
—
Team Coleman has just filed their formal opposition to the Franken campaign's motion to dismiss all of the various counts in the Coleman lawsuit, demonstrating a fundamental disagreement going on here: Team Franken insists that Coleman is bound to a much higher standard of proof than the ...
rasmussenreports.com - 3/5/2009
Minnesota Voters See Franken As Winner, Closely Divided Over Senate Race Revote
— rasmussenreports.com — Forty-seven percent (47%) of Minnesota voters now believe Democrat Al Franken has been elected to the U.S.... Senate in a race so close that it’s been working its way through the state’s court system for the last four months. Thirty-five percent (35%) ... (more) Minnesota Voters See Franken As Winner, Closely Divided ...

Comments vote down News found this 3/5/2009found this
minnpost.com - 3/7/2009
Franken may have won by losing at MN Supreme Court
— minnpost.com — In rejecting Al Franken's request for an election certificate, the Minnesota Supreme Court may have also thrown... him a bone. Specifically, the justices, writing unanimously, apparently tipped their hand on on how they will rule on the question of ... (more) Franken may have won by losing at MN Supreme Court

Comments vote down Firedoglake found this 3/7/2009found this
State high court denies Franken bid for election certificate
startribune.com - 3/7/2009
State high court denies Franken bid for election certificate
— startribune.com — The Democrat had sought to be seated in the U.S. Senate provisionally while Republican Norm Coleman's lawsuit... plays out. Meanwhile, Franken also is pressing to have that suit dismissed. (more) State high court denies Franken bid for election certificate

Comments vote down The BRAD BLOG found this 3/7/2009found this

Blog Reactions

The BRAD BLOG:  'Daily Voting News' For March 06, 2009

Comments
Blog Reactions

'Daily Voting News' For March 06, 2009
The BRAD BLOG — ... Franken Brings Up Ballot-Vetoes http://tpmdc.talkingpoin...ngs-up-ballot-vetoes.php MN: Franken Has Good Day, Potentially Netting Over 30 Votes http://tpmdc.talkingpoin...etting-over-30-votes.php MN: Coleman-Franken trial: Short morning, lots of arguments to come this afternoon http://www.minnpost.com/...s_to_come_this_afternoon MN: Coleman To Court: No, Don't Throw Out My Case http://tpmdc.talkingpoin...nt-throw-out-my-case.php MN: ...

Related: coleman franken lawsuit
Coleman/Franken Monday Roundup 3/9
njdc.org 3/9/2009 — Yesterday, the AP’s story on the Coleman/Franken race began with, “What lasts longer than a Minnesota winter? The struggle to choose the nation’s 100th senator.” Unfortunately, that seems to be literally true. Although the entire country, both Democrats and ...
Minnesota Court Doesn't Toss Witness -- Is Fining Coleman Campaign For Misconduct, Instead
tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com 3/2/2009 — The Minnesota election court just announced their decision after last week's blow-up, which involved secret e-mails by Coleman lawyers showing that they intentionally delayed telling the Franken side about a key witness, precinct election judge ...
Election Worker Admits She's "Somwhat" Sympathetic To Coleman
tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com 3/2/2009 — Franken lawyer David Lillehaug today questioned Pamela Howell, the precinct election worker from Minneapolis whose testimony on potential double-counting of ballots has become the center of controversy due to the Coleman camp's prior efforts to hide ...
Franken/Coleman Update 3/2
njdc.org 3/2/2009 — There are a few good pieces on the situation in Minnesota. Here’s an excerpt from USA Today: Democrat Al Franken, currently 261 votes ahead of Republican Norm Coleman in the never-ending Minnesota Senate contest, says he expects a trial challenging recount results will be over in ...
Franken Camp: Our Case Won't Take Nearly as Long as Coleman's Did
tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com 3/3/2009 — The Franken campaign just held a conference call to discuss the real milestone event today in the Senate trial: The Coleman campaign has rested their case, putting the ball in Franken's court. Lead Franken lawyer Marc Elias said the Franken camp ...
Franken Lawyers To Court: Throwing Out The Election Is Not A Legal Option
tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com 3/4/2009 — The Franken legal team has written a letter to the judges in the election case, sharply rebutting the Coleman camp's new idea to nullify the whole election. The letter mainly rebuts the Coleman camp's call to retroactively un-count a number of ...
Minnesota Update: The System Is Broken -- Because Of This Case!
tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com 3/5/2009 — The Minnesota election trial has proceeded forward today, with the Franken team continuing to present voters (presumably Franken-supporters) who they think should have their votes counted -- and Team Coleman attempting to undermine confidence in the ...
Team Franken Tackles The Coleman Election Uncertainty Principle
tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com 3/5/2009 — The Franken legal team made an interesting move this afternoon, in an obvious attempt to cut off Norm Coleman's suggestion that the election can be thrown out because of various instances of clerical errors by officials -- they have quite openly ...
Coleman Camp On Defense As Team Franken Brings Up Ballot-Vetoes
tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com 3/7/2009 — You get the feeling that Norm Coleman's legal team really doesn't like the appearance of having spent five weeks in court to get more of their own ballots counted, in the name of enfranchising all voters, and now having to watch the Franken attorneys ...
Time to Bring Al Franken to Justice, GOP!
bradblog.com 3/8/2009 — In the Minnesota Independent's coverage of former Sen. Norm Coleman's latest push for a "do-over" election, they also point to our recent coverage of GOP chair Michael Steele's obnoxious and absurd fund raising email to GOP members: Actually it’s ...
Franken-Coleman Update: Franken Wins By Losing — Firedoglake
The traditional media is casting Friday as a Big Setback for Al Franken, because the Minnesota Supreme Court denied his request to have the Secretary of State and the governor sign his election certificate. Big whoop -- that was expected, as state law clearly calls for all election contests ...
Court Rules Franken Is Not Entitled to Election Certificate — The Caucus
The Democrat lost a round in court for documentation that would allow him to be seated in the United States Senate.
No Senate Certificate for Franken — PoliGazette
How sad : The Minnesota Supreme Court today decided that Democrat Al Franken has no right to an election certificate — which would pave the way for Franken to immediately join the U.S. Senate — before the end of Republican Norm Coleman’s court case. “We conclude that neither ...
Minnesota Court Hears Motion To Dismiss The Case — TPM Election Central
Another series of arguments took place in the Minnesota election court today, as lead Franken lawyer Marc Elias argued the campaign's motion to dismiss Norm Coleman's whole lawsuit, either in whole or at least partially. Some good news: The "partially" part is now guaranteed, as Coleman ...
Franken-Coleman: Norm’s Incredible Shrinking Ballot Universe — Firedoglake
One of the key points of the Franken motion to dismiss Norm Coleman's contest of Franken's recount win is that there is no legal or honest way that Coleman can add enough previously-rejected absentee-ballot votes into the vote totals to erase Franken's lead -- and that in fact, out of the ...
Court denies Franken election certificate — News
The Minnesota Supreme Court rejected Democrat Al Franken's petition to be awarded an election certificate, which would have ended his standoff against Sen. Norm Coleman (R) in the state's senate race. The Supreme Court said that Franken could not be awarded a certificate until the court ...
Court rejects Franken bid to be seated in Senate — Democratic Underground Latest Breaking News
Source: [b]AP[/b] ST. PAUL, Minn. – The Minnesota Supreme Court has rejected Democrat Al Franken's petition for an election certificate that would put him in the U.S. Senate without waiting for a lawsuit to be resolved. Franken is ahead of Republican Norm Coleman by 225 votes. Coleman's ...
Franken-Coleman Update: The Motion to Dismiss — Firedoglake
As expected, the Franken legal has filed a Motion to Dismiss the Coleman contest in its entirety. From the opening: After five weeks of trial, the Court has now heard the entirety of Contestant's affirmative case. This has consisted of testimony from a handful of voters who attempted to ...
Minn. voters slightly favor revote; more think Franken won — News
Almost half of Minnesotans believe Democrat Al Franken won the still-contested Minnesota Senate race, while a smaller number believe GOP Sen. Norm Coleman was the victor, though the state is split on the possibility of a revote. 47 percent of Minnesota voters say that Franken took the race, ...
Franken Looking for the Endgame — The Page by Mark Halperin
The Minnesota Democrat's team files a motion Thursday to dismiss Coleman's lawsuit challenging the Senate recount. Says Coleman has failed to meet his burden of proof. Could be argued as soon as Friday.
Minnesota Update — The Corner on National Review Online
We may still be weeks away from a decision in Minnesota, where Norm Coleman (R) is challenging the result of November's Senate election against Al Franken. (The current tally puts Franken ahead by 225 votes.) Coleman closed his case this week and hinted that perhaps the judges hearing the ...
Franken-Coleman Update: Now It’s Al’s Turn — Firedoglake
After six weeks of representing Norm Coleman's case to the three judges on the Election Contest Court, the Coleman legal team has "provisionally" rested -- which means it's now the Franken team's turn at bat. The Franken team will make a motion to dismiss the case entirely as the ...
Coleman Wonders if Judges Can Find a Winner — The Page by Mark Halperin
Coleman questioned whether the panel will be able to certify him or Franken as the candidate with more legitimate votes. "I think the court is going to have to reflect on that," Coleman said during a break in the trial.
Franken Begins Presenting Case -- With A Lot Of Voters — TPM Election Central
Today is a big day in the Minnesota trial: The Franken campaign is finally beginning to present their side of the case, after Coleman rested yesterday. The Franken camp has spent today bringing in a queue of aggrieved voters whose absentee ballots were rejected, 17 of them in total this ...
Coleman to Minnesota Judge: 'Set Aside' Election Results — Politics Daily
Recently in his never-ending race against Al Franken for the Senate seat from Minnesota, Norm Coleman has been highlighting what he says are problems with the state's election last November. Now his lawyers are saying those flaws are so serious that the only solution is to "set aside the ...
Coleman Wants Do-Over: Lawyers Ask That Election Be 'Set Aside' Altogether — The Huffington Post | Full News Feed
For more than a month, Norm Coleman stressed flaws in Minnesota's election system. And on Monday, Coleman lawyer Jim Langdon wrote the three-judge panel to suggest the problems are so serious they may not be able to declare a winner. More on Al Franken
Coleman Lawyer Floats New Possibility To Judges: Throwing Out The Election — TPM Election Central
That talk from the Coleman campaign about how we can't get a legitimate winner in the Senate race, and therefore we can't certify a result for Al Franken, has now gone beyond the court of public opinion -- it has officially entered the courtroom itself. The Coleman team has previously said ...
More Franken-Coleman: Two to Three Weeks? — Firedoglake
Once again, the Election Contest Court's desire to keep from giving Team Coleman any sort of justification to appeal this to the Federal level has trumped the need to spank them for their egregious misconduct. Instead of tossing the double-counting gambit or even Pamela Howell's tainted ...
Franken-Coleman Update: Case? What Case? — Firedoglake
The malfeasance committed by the Coleman camp with their star witness Pamela Howell may well have knocked away whatever remained of the Coleman case, which as TPM's Eric Kleefeld notes was already on shaky ground with their admission that the 132 missing ballots from a Minneapolis precinct ...
David Goldstein: Coleman Wants a Mulligan — Politics on HuffingtonPost.com
After months of legal maneuvering and public grandstanding in his futile effort to reverse the results of his excruciatingly close loss to Al Franken, former US Senator Norm Coleman is now calling for a re-vote in the Minnesota senate race. Sounds familiar, huh? This represents a come ...
Franken: Throw out Coleman suit — First Read
From NBC's Domenico MontanaroAl Franken's getting pretty impatient with all this recount business. Now on Day 121, Franken filed a motion to dismiss Norm Coleman's lawsuit challenging the results of the recount. AP: "The motion goes point-by-point ...
Franken pushes to toss Minn. Senate lawsuit (AP) — Yahoo! News: Politics News
AP - Democrat Al Franken is calling for full dismissal of Republican Norm Coleman's election lawsuit challenging the Minnesota Senate recount.
Downballot: No end in sight. — First Read
MINNESOTA: “Democrat Al Franken called Thursday for dismissal of Republican Norm Coleman's lawsuit challenging the Minnesota Senate recount, saying the fight had gone on long enough and Coleman hadn't proved his case,” the Minneapolis Star-Tribune ...