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Mississippi Supreme Court hearing Chris McDaniel appeal Oct. 2
High court will hear McDaniel arguments Oct. 2 (The Clarion-Ledger, Jackson, MS, Sept. 9)The Mississippi Supreme Court has scheduled oral arguments for Oct. 2 in Chris McDaniel's appeal of the dismissal of his election lawsuit.
On Aug. 28, specially appointed Judge Hollis McGehee dismissed McDaniel's challenge of his June 24 primary runoff loss to incumbent GOP Sen. Thad Cochran, saying McDaniel waited too late to file his lawsuit. McDaniel has appealed to the state Supreme Court.
Justice Leslie King signed an order Tuesday for an expedited appeal schedule.
McDaniel's brief, the order says, will be filed by Friday. Cochran will have until Sept. 18th to file an initial response. Further esponses have to be filed by Sept. 26 and oral arguments will be held before the entire state Supreme Court on Oct. 2.
McGhee agreed with Cochran attorneys that a 1959 state Supreme Court decision is "still good law," and imposes a deadline of 20 days after the election for filing a challenge, first with the state Republican Party. McDaniel filed his challenge with the state party 41 days after he lost the runoff to Cochran by 7,667 votes.
On Aug. 28, specially appointed Judge Hollis McGehee dismissed McDaniel's challenge of his June 24 primary runoff loss to incumbent GOP Sen. Thad Cochran, saying McDaniel waited too late to file his lawsuit. McDaniel has appealed to the state Supreme Court.
Justice Leslie King signed an order Tuesday for an expedited appeal schedule.
McDaniel's brief, the order says, will be filed by Friday. Cochran will have until Sept. 18th to file an initial response. Further esponses have to be filed by Sept. 26 and oral arguments will be held before the entire state Supreme Court on Oct. 2.
McGhee agreed with Cochran attorneys that a 1959 state Supreme Court decision is "still good law," and imposes a deadline of 20 days after the election for filing a challenge, first with the state Republican Party. McDaniel filed his challenge with the state party 41 days after he lost the runoff to Cochran by 7,667 votes.
McDaniel lawyer confident with appeal (Clarion-Ledger, Sept. 5)
As his lawyers appealed dismissal of his election lawsuit to the state Supreme Court on Friday, Chris McDaniel referenced Nazism on his Facebook page.
"Silence in the face of evil is itself evil," McDaniel, who was reportedly out of state, posted Friday, quoting Deitrich Bonhoeffer, a Lutheran reverend and anti-Nazi dissident in World War II Germany. "God will not hold us guiltless … Not to act is to act."
Specially appointed Judge Hollis McGehee last week dismissed McDaniel's challenge of his June 24 primary runoff loss to incumbent GOP Sen. Thad Cochran, saying McDaniel waited too late to file his lawsuit.
"Silence in the face of evil is itself evil," McDaniel, who was reportedly out of state, posted Friday, quoting Deitrich Bonhoeffer, a Lutheran reverend and anti-Nazi dissident in World War II Germany. "God will not hold us guiltless … Not to act is to act."
Specially appointed Judge Hollis McGehee last week dismissed McDaniel's challenge of his June 24 primary runoff loss to incumbent GOP Sen. Thad Cochran, saying McDaniel waited too late to file his lawsuit.
Can anyone say, "sore loser?"
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