U.S. District Court Judge Mark Walker will hear Independent Party of Florida v Lee on Friday, June 5, at 9 a.m.  This is the case that challenges the 2011 Florida law that says ballot-qualified parties can’t be on for president unless they are either recognized by the Federal Election Commission as “national committees”, or unless they submit 132,781 signatures by July 15.  The plaintiffs are the Independent Party, and the Party for Socialism and Liberation.

The state did not enforce this law in 2012, but it did in 2016.