SCOTUS Upholds Blocking RFK From New York Ballot

NPR reports:

The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday allowed New York to block former-presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. from the state’s 2024 general election ballot. “The application for writ of injunction presented to Justice Sotomayor and by her referred to the Court is denied,” the court said in a one-sentence order.

Two New York state courts ordered Kennedy removed from the ballot, finding that he used an invalid address on the nominating petition.

Kennedy promptly asked the U.S. Supreme Court to block that ruling, pending appeal. He argued that the residence requirement imposes a severe burden on minor party candidates without protecting any legitimate state interests.

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The Supreme Court on Friday rejected a bid by independent presidential Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to restore his name to New York’s general election ballot. https://t.co/kN6MlWciPK

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