On January 12, the Oregon Supreme Court put out a press release, saying it declines to take any action in Knapp v Griffin-Valade, S070456. This is the case filed by some Oregon voters to keep former President Donald Trump off the May Republican presidential primary ballot.
The release says the ballot doesn’t need to be printed until late March, and therefore there is no need for a decision now. It says the U.S. Supreme Court will hear a similar case from Colorado on February 8.
On January 11, the Minnesota Supreme Court heard Ryan Binkley for President 2024 v Simon, A23-1900. This is the case that challenges the Minnesota law that gives political parties complete power over who appears on their presidential primary ballots. See this story, which seems to suggest that the Court will uphold the law.
The plaintiff, Ryan Binkley, has qualified for the Republican presidential primary ballot in virtually every other state so far.
Here is the story from The Washington Examiner.
Assuming this is so, it appears that No Labels should not have a problem forming a presidential ticket in the near future. It is unclear how the presidential ticket will be selected, but apparently it will be a private process within the organization.
Thanks to politicalwire.com for the heads up!
