Ralph Nader v. John Keith

POSNER, Circuit Judge.

Ralph Nader, joined by his campaign committee and two registered Illinois voters who support his candidacy, brought this suit to require the State of Illinois to place his name on the ballot for the forthcoming Presidential election. He appeals to us from the district court’s denial of a preliminary injunction that would order the state to do that. We have expedited the parties’ briefing and our consideration of the appeal because of the short time remaining to the election.

The suit challenges, as violations of the First and Fourteenth Amendments, Munro v. Socialist…