On December 15, the Indiana Supreme Court expedited Rust v Morales, 23S-PL-00371. This is the lawsuit over the 2021 law that says no one may get on a primary ballot unless the last two times the individual voted in a primary, he or she voted in the primary of the party whose nomination is being sought.

The plaintiff, John Rust, won in the lower state court. He last voted in primaries in 2016 (when he voted in the Republican primary) and 2012 (when he voted in the Democratic primary). Because of his 2012 choice of a Democratic primary ballot, he can’t get on the 2024 Republican primary ballot to run for U.S. Senate. The law lets the party waive the requirement, but the waiver was denied for Rust.

The oral argument will be February 12, Monday, at 9 a.m. All the briefs will have been filed by January 19. The Supreme Court so far has refused to stay the lower court decision.