An update to my earlier post on Migden’s court win yesterday:
I just got off the line with a source at the Eastern District courthouse. He told me the soonest Migden’s case could be heard would be 6 weeks from now. That would be mid-May, only 2-3 weeks from the election. Any sooner than that, he said, would be “extremely unlikely.” He wouldn’t go on the record with a guess as to when it would be litigated, but from what I gathered, it could be as far down the road as three months from now.
In other words, Migden’s going to have money in the bank for the foreseeable future. That means everyone hoping she would drop out to assure the District 3 seat stays in San Francisco hands shouldn’t hold their breath; it looks like it’s going to be a three horse race for the duration.
Score one for Migden and her lawyers – and also for Joe Nation, who will probably benefit almost as much as Migden herself from the decision handed down yesterday …