On August 13, a status conference was held in Brunner v LaRose, n.d., 4:23cv-2180. This is the lawsuit filed by State Supreme Court Justice Jennifer Brunner, which argues that the Ohio law requiring party labels for candidates for Supreme Court violate the Ohio Code of Judicial Conduct. The law has only existed since 2021. Brunner is a Democrat but she doesn’t want her party label on the ballot when her seat is up in 2026.
This case was filed in 2023 and has moved very slowly. There will be a trial in 2026. All discovery will be completed by March 31, 2026.
The decision of whether or not to state a party affiliation on a ballot in a non-partisan election should be up to each candidate.
Demon rat scurries from her party label like rats generally do when the lights come on.