### Supreme Court Rejects Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s Ballot Withdrawal Request

The Supreme Court has decided not to permit Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to remove his name from ballots in Michigan and Wisconsin, two pivotal states where his discontinued campaign might influence support for former President Donald Trump.

Kennedy, who exited the presidential race in August and endorsed Trump, had made an emergency appeal to the Supreme Court seeking to have his name removed from these state ballots. However, election authorities in the states argued that the voting process was already in progress, making such changes unfeasible.

The Supreme Court's decision was issued without further elaboration, which is typical for its emergency docket. Justice Neil Gorsuch was the lone dissenter in the Michigan case.

In a unique twist, Kennedy earlier approached the high court to secure a spot on the ballot in New York. Despite suspending his campaign, he initially indicated that voters might still support him in less competitive regions. The Supreme Court also turned down this request.

Central to Kennedy's argument in Michigan and Wisconsin was the claim that his First Amendment rights were being infringed upon, as he was being compelled to imply he was still a candidate. Michigan emphasized this week that over 1.5 million voters had already submitted absentee ballots with Kennedy's name on them, alongside another 263,000 residents who had voted early.

Michigan officials reiterated to the Supreme Court that the election was in progress, and voters were actively participating.