One month after suspending his longshot presidential campaign to endorse Republican candidate Donald Trump, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., asked the Supreme Court to keep his name on election ballots in New York.
The 70-year-old independent filed his request with Barack Obama-appointed Justice Sonia Sotomayor, who gave New York election officials until Wednesday afternoon to respond, according to CNN. The Bronx native handles appeals in the 2nd District.
While Kennedy asked that his name be removed from ballots in states where his candidacy might siphon votes from Trump, election officials purged his name from tickets in New York after a court determined he lived in California, despite his claiming the Empire State as his home on nominating petitions.
RFK Jr., whose prominent Democratic family largely opposed his candidacy and ensuing endorsement of Trump, argued New York voters have a right to cast a ballot for him “whether he is campaigning for their vote or not.”
Kennedy was polling around 5% when he threw his support behind Trump.