On April 10, Justice Brett Kavanaugh reimposed the stay in Brown v Yost, 24A970. This is the case over whether the Ohio procedures for initiatives violate the U.S. Constitution. On April 9 the Sixth Circuit had ruled tentatively on favor of initiative proponents. Ohio then appealed to Justice Kavanaugh, who that same day suspended what the Sixth Circuit had done, for at least a short time. The initiative proponents will respond to the U.S. Supreme Court by April 16.

The issue is whether the Attorney General can prevent an initiative petition from starting to collect signatures, by refusing to approve the description of the initiative that would appear on the petition. The Attorney General had rejected eight versions of the language, which made it impossible for the proponents to have enough time to collect the needed signatures.

The U.S. District Court had ruled against the state but had stayed its own opinion. Then the Sixth Circuit had ended the stay, but it is now back in force.

The U.S. Supreme Court will consider whether to hear Meadors v Erie County Board of Elections, 24-684, on April 25.

On April 8, the Georgia Libertarian Party filed this reply brief in the Eleventh Circuit in Cowen v Raffensperger, 24-13164. This is the lawsuit against the petition requirements for U.S. House, for candidates who are not members of a party that had polled 20% of the vote for President or Governor in the last election.