On August 20, U.S. Supreme Court Justice David Souter denied injunctive relief to Herb Hoffman, the independent U.S. Senate candidate in Maine. Souter did not refer the case to the other justices, and he did not write anything; he simply denied the request for injunctive relief. The case is Knutson v Department of the Secretary of State, 08A138. The order came down at 5:10 pm eastern time.