Robert F. Kennedy Jr. asked the Supreme Court for an injunction taking him disconnected Wisconsin’s statesmanlike ballot successful an exigency petition docketed Wednesday.

Since suspending his autarkic statesmanlike run and backing erstwhile President Donald Trump, Kennedy has sought to region his sanction successful cardinal plaything states portion remaining connected the ballot elsewhere. 
 
The Supreme Court previously denied Kennedy’s exigency request to reconstruct his sanction connected New York’s ballot. His petition determination was rejected implicit residency issues. 

Now, Kennedy is hoping helium tin triumph the justices' favour arsenic helium appeals a ruling from Wisconsin’s precocious tribunal that refused Kennedy’s request to beryllium taken disconnected the ballot successful the plaything state. Third parties could marque an outsized impact, with the Decision Desk HQ/The Hill predetermination forecast predicting that Trump and Vice President Harris are astir tied successful the state.

It remains unclear however Kennedy's petition would beryllium implemented, since officials person already been sending retired message ballots. More than 97,000 people voted connected the archetypal time of in-person absentee voting successful Wisconsin connected Tuesday, according to authorities data. 

Kennedy’s lawyers noted they person been warring to region his sanction since August, earlier the ballot was finalized, insisting they person “diligently pursued” their claims done the authorities tribunal system. 

Kennedy said the Wisconsin Elections Commission efficaciously requires autarkic candidates to retreat their names from the ballot earlier than large enactment candidates. His lawyers reason the setup violates the Constitution’s warrant of adjacent protection.

They besides contend that forcibly keeping the candidate’s sanction connected the ballot unconstitutionally compels his speech.  

“In Wisconsin, helium wants everyone who volition perceive to him to ballot for Trump. That is halfway governmental code and it’s protected nether the First Amendment. To guarantee that connection is conveyed intelligibly and without confusion, helium asked that his sanction not look connected the Wisconsin ballot. He wanted to beryllium clear: his endorsement was for Trump,” the application reads. 

Kennedy's Supreme Court petition asks for an injunction that would instrumentality his sanction disconnected the ballot until the justices resoluteness those law questions connected the merits. Alternatively, Kennedy suggested the justices could spell up and hold to instrumentality up the issues present and acceptable the lawsuit for expedited briefing. 

The Hill has reached retired to the Wisconsin Department of Justice, which is representing the authorities elections commission, for comment.