NATIONAL: US Supreme Court hostile to minor party and independent candidates

US Supreme Court Refuses Ohio Indp. Deadline Case
From Ballot Access News
6/5/2006 2:34:17 PM
On June 5, the US Supreme Court refused to hear Lawrence v Blackwell, 05-1089, the case challenging the March 1 petition deadline for independent candidates for Congress in Ohio.
The Supreme Court thus continues its pattern of hostility to minor party and independent candidates. Since 1992, every time a minor party or independent candidate wins in a US Court of Appeals and the state appeals to the US Supreme Court, the US Supreme Court grants the state’s appeal and reverses. This has happened 3 times since 1992, in cases from Arkansas (debates), Minnesota (fusion), and Oklahoma (political party control over who votes in its primary).
But whenever a minor party or independent candidate loses in a US Court of Appeals, and asks for US Supreme Court review, the Court says “No”. Since 1992, this has happened in Arizona, Georgia, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, and Texas.