On August 8, the 9th circuit ruled 3-0 that the Veterans Administration is not violating the U.S. Constitution when it refuses to let political party representatives register voters inside VA hospitals and care facilities. Preminger v Peake, 08-15714. The decision depends on the fact that VA facilities are nonpublic fora. The particular VA hospital in question, in Palo Alto, California, permits non-partisan groups such as the League of Women Voters to enter in order to register voters. One of the plaintiffs in this lawsuit might have been able to continue registering voters (because he had been admitted) but he was told to leave because he was wearing a “Kerry for President” button (this case originated in 2004).