Lewis v. Kohler

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT AARONP LlaEiWntIiSff, v. , Civil No. 3:22-cv-01225(JBA) MARK KDOefHenLdEaRn, tSECRETARY OF THE STATE, August 25, 2023 . RULING GRANTING DEFENDANT’S M OTION TO DISMISS Plaintiff is a member of the Libertarian Party of Connecticut (“Libertarian Party”) who was the Libertarian Party’s 2022 candidate for Connecticut Governor. He claims that the laws governing Connecticut’s petition system for ballot access (“the Petitioning Laws”) discriminate against minor parties, their candidates and their supporters, and therefore violate the First, Fifth,…