{"id":2338139,"date":"2024-09-06T19:38:58","date_gmt":"2024-09-06T23:38:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rfk-jr-scored-legal-victories\/"},"modified":"2024-09-06T19:44:51","modified_gmt":"2024-09-06T23:44:51","slug":"rfk-jr-scored-legal-victories","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rfk-jr-scored-legal-victories\/","title":{"rendered":"RFK Jr. Scored Legal Victories"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">10<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Frfk-jr-scored-legal-victories%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2338139&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Robert F. Kennedy Jr. achieved legal victories in North Carolina and Michigan regarding his name on ballots\u2064 after he suspended his \u200cpresidential campaign and endorsed Donald Trump, while facing a setback in Wisconsin. The North Carolina Court of Appeals unanimously granted his request to prevent ballots from being mailed with his name, effectively stopping the process just as absentee ballots\u2062 were set \u200dto be distributed. Meanwhile, \u200bthe Michigan\u2062 Court of Appeals reversed a lower court&#8217;s decision and \u200cordered Kennedy&#8217;s removal from the ballot. In contrast, a Wisconsin court denied his request for a restraining order to prevent the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/judge-rules-absentee-ballot-drop-boxes-unlawful-in-wisconsin\/\" title=\"Judge Rules Absentee Ballot Drop Boxes Unlawful in Wisconsin\">state elections commission<\/a> from keeping his name on the ballot. \u2064 <\/p>\n<p>Kennedy&#8217;s attorney praised the rulings in North Carolina\u2063 and \u200bMichigan as upholding\u200b election integrity, while he continues to navigate\u200c the complexities of the electoral process. The North Carolina ruling \u2064came as the state faced deadlines for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/georgia-republican-state-senators-propose-bills-to-end-no-excuse-mail-voting-automatic-registration\/\" title=\"Georgia Republican State Senators Propose Bills to End No-excuse Mail Voting, Automatic Registration\">mailing absentee ballots<\/a>, and election officials were still determining how to proceed with the printing of \u200bnew ballots without Kennedy&#8217;s name. these \u2063developments could \u2064influence \u2063the\u200b dynamics of the upcoming presidential election in battleground states.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> <script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Robert F. Kennedy Jr. scored a pair of legal victories Friday in the battleground states of North Carolina and Michigan, and a setback in Wisconsin, in his quest to get his name off of the ballots in some states after he suspended his campaign and endorsed former President Donald Trump.<\/p>\n<p>North Carolina&rsquo;s intermediate-level Court of Appeals issued an order granting Kennedy&rsquo;s request to halt the mailing of ballots that included his name, upending plans in the state just as officials were about to begin sending out the nation&rsquo;s first absentee ballots for the November 5th presidential election.<\/p>\n<p>The court &mdash; a three-judge panel ruling unanimously &mdash; also told a trial judge to order the State Board of Elections to distribute ballots without Kennedy&rsquo;s name on them. No legal explanation was given.<\/p>\n<p>In Michigan, its intermediate-level Court of Appeals ruled that Kennedy should be removed from the ballot, reversing a decision made earlier this week by a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/government-unions-have-been-stealing-money-for-years-now-scotus-has-the-chance-to-intervene\/\" title=\"Government Unions Have Been Stealing Money For Years \u2014 Now, SCOTUS Has The Chance To Intervene\">lower court judge<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>And in Wisconsin, a Dane County circuit court judge denied Kennedy&rsquo;s request for a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-georgia-update-judge-issues-restraining-order-for-10-days-preventing-defendants-from-destroying-or-erasing-dominion-voting-machines\/\" title=\"BREAKING GEORGIA UPDATE: Judge Issues Restraining Order for 10 Days Preventing Defendants from Destroying or Erasing Dominion Voting Machines\">temporary restraining order<\/a> to put on hold <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/desantis-election-crime-unit-makes-another-major-illegal-voting-arrest-connected-elections-multiple-states\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the state elections<\/a> commission&rsquo;s decision to keep him on the ballot.<\/p>\n<p>  <script> \t\t\t\tif( ! getCookie( 'ff_subbed' ) ) if( typeof FFADS.replace_ict !='undefined' ) if( FFADS.replace_ict ) eval( FFADS.replace_ict ); \t\t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;A matter of such consequence deserves a full development of the record with appropriate briefing by all sides,&rdquo; Judge Stephen Ehlke wrote. He set a scheduling conference for Wednesday, a week before the deadline for the printing of ballots.<\/p>\n<p>In separate statements, a Kennedy attorney praised the North Carolina and Michigan rulings, saying they uphold state elections laws and support ballot integrity by ensuring no one must vote for a candidate no longer running in their state.<\/p>\n<p>A favorable outcome for Kennedy could assist Trump&rsquo;s efforts to win North Carolina, Michigan and Wisconsin.<\/p>\n<p>North Carolina law required the first absentee ballots to be mailed or transmitted to those already asking for them no later than 60 days before the general election, making Friday the deadline. The process of reprinting and assembling ballot packages likely would take more than two weeks, state attorneys have said. The ruling could be appealed.<\/p>\n<p>Kennedy, the nominee of the We The People party in North Carolina, had sued last week to get off the state&rsquo;s ballots after he suspended his campaign and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-responds-walz-family-drama-brother-endorsed-whole-family-endorsed\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">endorsed Trump<\/a>. But the Democratic majority on the State Board of Elections rejected the request, saying it was too late in the process of printing ballots and coding tabulation machines. Kennedy then sued.<\/p>\n<p>Wake County Superior Court Judge Rebecca Holt on Thursday denied Kennedy&rsquo;s effort to keep his name off ballots, prompting his appeal. In the meantime, Holt had <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mi-judge-shuts-down-lax-ballot-signature-guidance-for-good\/\" title=\"MI Judge Shuts Down Lax Ballot Signature Guidance For Good\">told election officials<\/a> to hold back sending absentee ballots until noon Friday.<\/p>\n<p>More than 132,500 people &mdash; military and overseas workers and in-state civilian residents &mdash; have requested North Carolina absentee ballots so far, the State Board of Elections said.<\/p>\n<p>In an , state board attorney Paul Cox told election directors in all 100 counties after Friday&rsquo;s ruling to hold on to the current ballots, but not send them. More than 2.9 million absentee and in-person ballots with Kennedy&rsquo;s name on them have been printed so far.<\/p>\n<p>No decision has been made on appealing Friday&rsquo;s decision, Cox wrote, and removing Kennedy and running mate Nicole Shanahan from the ballot would be &ldquo;a major undertaking for everyone.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>With Friday&rsquo;s deadline not met, North Carolina election officials still are faced with meeting <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/judge-rules-cdc-likely-violating-federal-law-years-conservative-group-sounds-alarm\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a federal law<\/a> requiring absentee ballots go to military and overseas voters by September 21st. They may try to seek a waiver if new ballots cannot be produced in time.<\/p>\n<p>Friday&rsquo;s ruling in North Carolina did not include the names of judges who considered Kennedy&rsquo;s request &mdash; the court releases the names after 90 days. The court has 15 judges &mdash; 11 registered Republicans and four Democrats. Names usually have been withheld from such orders to discourage &ldquo;judge shopping,&rdquo; or purposefully seeking out a judge who is likely to rule in your favor, the court has said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-style: italic;\">The Western Journal has reviewed this Associated Press story and may have altered it prior to publication to ensure that it meets our editorial standards.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\">  <\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> <label>* Name<\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> <\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> <label>* <\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> <\/div>\n<p> <label>* Message<\/label> <br \/> <textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea>  <\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> <input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\">  <\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> <script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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Kennedy Jr. achieved two legal wins on Friday in North Carolina and Michigan, while facing a setback in Wisconsin as he seeks to have his name removed from ballots in certain states after suspending his campaign and endorsing former President Donald Trump. The North Carolina Court of Appeals granted Kennedy&#8217;s request to stop the mailing of ballots that included his name, disrupting plans just as officials were set to send out the first absentee ballots for the November 5 presidential election. The unanimous decision by a three-judge panel instructed a trial judge to ensure that the State Board of Elections distributes ballots without Kennedy\u2019s name, although no legal reasoning was provided.<\/p>\n<p>In Michigan, its Court of Appeals ruled that Kennedy should be taken off the ballot, overturning an earlier lower court ruling. Conversely, in Wisconsin, a Dane County circuit court judge denied Kennedy&#8217;s request for a temporary restraining order against the state elections commission&#8217;s decision to keep him on the ballot. Judge Stephen Ehlke emphasized that such an important matter requires thorough development with proper arguments from all parties involved and scheduled a conference for Wednesday\u2014just one week before ballot printing deadlines.<\/p>\n<p>Kennedy\u2019s attorney commended the rulings in North Carolina and Michigan for upholding state election laws and ensuring voters are not compelled to choose candidates who are no longer running. A favorable outcome could bolster Trump&#8217;s chances in these key states.<\/p>\n<p>North Carolina law mandates that absentee ballots must be mailed or transmitted within 60 days before the general election; thus Friday was critical for meeting this deadline. Reprinting and assembling new ballot packages would likely take over two weeks according to state attorneys, though this ruling may still be appealed.<\/p>\n<p>Kennedy had filed suit last week seeking removal from North Carolina\u2019s ballots after suspending his campaign but faced rejection from the Democratic-majority State Board of Elections due to timing issues related to printing processes. Following an unfavorable ruling by Wake County Superior Court Judge Rebecca Holt on Thursday regarding his appeal efforts, she instructed officials not to send out absentee ballots until noon Friday.<\/p>\n<p>As it stands now, over 132,500 individuals\u2014including military personnel and overseas voters\u2014have requested absentee ballots in North Carolina according to state officials. After Friday&#8217;s ruling, Paul Cox from the State Board advised county election directors not to distribute current ballots yet; more than 2.9 million have already been printed with Kennedy\u2019s name included.<\/p>\n<p>With Friday&#8217;s deadline unmet for sending out military and overseas voter absentee ballots by September 21st\u2014a federal requirement\u2014officials may seek waivers if new ones cannot be produced promptly. The names of judges involved in Friday\u2019s decision will remain undisclosed for 90 days as part of standard practice aimed at preventing &#8220;judge shopping.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2338140,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/339e8f3d94c54ec29cd5749d9983a6ba-scaled.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[40352,5894,32458],"class_list":["post-2338139","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-legal-victories","tag-politics","tag-rfk-jr"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/339e8f3d94c54ec29cd5749d9983a6ba-scaled.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2338139","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2338139"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2338139\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2338140"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2338139"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2338139"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2338139"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}