Supreme Court denies RFK Jr effort to get his name removed from Michigan and Wisconsin ballots

The U.S. Supreme Court has denied abstracted appeals by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to region his sanction from nan ballots successful Wisconsin and Michigan – a move supported by erstwhile President Trump.

Kennedy, who was moving arsenic nan independent statesmanlike candidate, has been trying to get his sanction disconnected ballots successful cardinal battleground states since he suspended his run successful August and endorsed Trump.

"Minor statement candidates cannot withdraw, truthful his sanction will stay connected nan ballot successful nan November election," Cheri Hardmon, elder property caput for Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson, said successful a erstwhile connection to NBC News. 

Fox News' Bill Mears learned that some Justices Brett Kavanaugh and Amy Coney Barrett referred nan cases to nan afloat Court for a vote. While they could person decided them solo, it's expected pinch each election-related litigation that nan individual Justices will defer to nan afloat Court. 

RFK JR SAYS TRUMP MOVE IS SOMETHING NO OTHER PRESIDENT'S DONE BEFORE

Independent statesmanlike campaigner Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announces he is suspending his statesmanlike run astatine a news convention Friday, Aug 23, 2024, successful Phoenix. (AP Photo/Darryl Webb)

It is besides not known really nan votes went down, but nan only nationalist dissent is from Justice Neil Gorsuch – and only successful nan Michigan case. 

When he suspended his campaign, Kennedy said he planned to support his sanction connected nan ballot successful safe Democratic and Republican states, but didn’t want to beryllium a spoiler in battleground states.

"In astir 10 battleground states wherever my beingness would beryllium a spoiler, I'm going to region my name, and I've already started that process and impulse voters not to ballot for me," Kennedy antecedently said. "Our polling consistently showed by staying connected nan ballot successful nan battleground states, I would apt manus nan predetermination complete to nan Democrats, pinch whom I disagree connected nan astir existential issues." 

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Republican statesmanlike nominee and erstwhile U.S. President Donald Trump shakes hands pinch erstwhile independent statesmanlike campaigner Robert F. Kennedy Jr. during a rally successful Glendale, Arizona, U.S., August 23, 2024. (REUTERS/Go Nakamura)

Republican members of nan committee successful Wisconsin pushed to assistance Kennedy his wish to nary longer beryllium connected nan ballot aft he suspended his run and endorsed Trump. The committee was deadlocked nether guidance from Democrats, who pointed to Wisconsin authorities rule that says erstwhile a candidate has revenge for office, they must stay connected nan ballot unless they die.

RFK JR BLAMES 'CENSORSHIP' FOR FAILED CAMPAIGN, GIVES DETAILS OF TALKS WITH TRUMP

FILE - Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks to reporters astatine nan Nassau County Supreme Court successful Mineola, N.Y. connected Aug. 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Stefan Jeremiah, Pool) (Photo/Stefan Jeremiah, Pool)

"We cognize Trump and Kennedy are playing games," Democratic elections committee personnel Mark Thomsen said, according to nan Associated Press. "Whatever games they’re playing, they person to play them pinch Kennedy connected nan ballot."

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The beingness of independent and 3rd statement candidates connected nan ballot could beryllium a cardinal facet successful a authorities wherever 4 of nan past six presidential elections person been decided by betwixt 5,700 votes and astir 23,000 votes.

Fox News' Bill Mears, Shannon Bream, Bradford Betz, Danielle Wallace, and The Associated Press contributed to this report.