On September 26, the Ohio Attorney General conceded defeat in a lawsuit involving voter registration procedures, and asked the 6th circuit to cancel a telephone oral argument set for September 27. The case is Amy Miller v Blackwell, 04-4299. On October 22, 2004, the Ohio Republican Party had challenged the eligibility of 35,000 registered voters. Ohio County Election Boards had then set 35,000 hearings for the period October 28-30. A federal judge had enjoined the challenges, and the 6th circuit (before the election) had agreed that the process should not go forward. Long after the election, the state has been trying to persuade the same 6th circuit judges that the injunction was improper, but the state has now given up the attempt.