The Fourth Circuit will hear Sarvis v Alcorn, 15-1162, on Tuesday, May 10. The issue is that Virginia law that always puts the Democratic and Republican nominees on top on general election ballots. The U.S. District Court had upheld the law on the grounds that the government has an interest in strengthening the two largest parties against all competition. The plaintiff, Rob Sarvis, was the Libertarian Party nominee for U.S. Senate in 2014. The hearing is in Richmond.