A federal judge’s preliminary injunction is already causing some confusion, with Morris County Republicans asking whether today’s court order pertains to both parties.
“The matter currently before the court was limited to an injunction related to the June 4, 2024, Democratic Primary brought by three Democratic candidates for federal office,” said Peter King, the Morris GOP vice chair and the attorney for the county GOP organization.
In a letter to U.S. District Court Judge Zahid Quraishi, King argues that the verified complaint filed by Rep. Andy Kim (D-Moorestown) and two others “are not impacted in any way by the conduct of the Republican primary.”
“The court’s opinion discusses the infringement on Plaintiffs’ rights as to relates to the Democratic primary and as it relates to their status as federal candidates through the Elections Clause discussion,” King states. “None of those rights are infringed based upon the conduct of the 2024 Republican Primary, or to the extent the analysis differs for nonfederal candidates.”
King wants the judge to “confirm that the current injunction is limited to the 2024 Democratic Primary, as defined in the verified complaint and the court’s opinion.”
“There is no case or controversy before the court in this matter brought by three federal Democratic candidates for office, as to the conduct of the 2024 Republican Primary, or as to non-federal candidates,” he wrote. “ If the Court’s Order does extend to the 2024 Republican Primary, we ask that the Order be stayed as to the Republican Primary and to permit the MCRC to intervene before the Court specifically as to the applicability of the Order to the Republican Primary, an election to which the Plaintiffs have no interest and to which no relief can be provided based on this current matter.”