Kennedy v. Benson
Emergency application for injunction is denied on Oct. 29, 2024. Justice Gorsuch dissenting.
Issue: Whether the Supreme Court should grant an emergency injunction ordering Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson to remove Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.’s name from the state’s ballot.
| Date | Proceedings and Orders (key to color coding) |
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| Oct 25 2024 | Application (24A405) for injunction pending appeal, submitted to Justice Kavanaugh. |
| Oct 25 2024 | Response to application (24A405) requested by Justice Kavanaugh, due by 4 p.m. (EDT), on October 28, 2024. |
| Oct 28 2024 | Response to application from respondent Jocelyn Benson, Michigan Secretary of State filed. |
| Oct 29 2024 | Application (24A405) referred to the Court. |
| Oct 29 2024 | Application (24A405) for injunction pending appeal presented to Justice Kavanaugh and by him referred to the Court is denied. Justice Gorsuch, dissenting: Respectfully, I dissent for substantially the reasons given by Judges Thapar, Readler, and McKeague. See Kennedy v. Benson, case No. 24-1799, (CA6, Oct. 16, 2024), pp. 13—19 (Thapar, J., dissenting from denial of rehearing en banc); id., at 20—32 (Readler, J., dissenting from denial of rehearing en banc); id., at 35—37 (McKeague, J., statement respecting denial of rehearing and denial of rehearing en banc). |
