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Judge will temporarily preserve Leguía’s ballot bid, sets hearing for next week

August 17, 2026 4:55 pmAugust 18, 2026 12:08 am

A federal judge will temporarily preserve Libertarian Lana Leguía’s bid to return to the ballot in one of the nation’s most competitive congressional races, setting up an expedited hearing next week and promising a final decision by the end of...

State tells judge Leguía belongs on ballot — while rejecting her case

August 17, 2026 1:00 pm

In a brief that takes no position and then takes nearly every position, the New Jersey Attorney General’s Office told a federal judge Monday that Libertarian Lana Leguía deserves to be restored to the ballot in one of the nation’s...

Leguía cures federal court filing lapse in bid to return to NJ-7 ballot

August 17, 2026 12:28 amAugust 16, 2026 9:23 pm

Libertarian Lana Leguía’s attorney properly filed her missing papers in federal court on Saturday, curing a procedural lapse that had threatened to derail her last-ditch bid to return to the ballot in New Jersey’s highly competitive 7th congressional district. U.S....

Leguía ignores federal court deadline in bid to return to NJ-7 ballot

August 14, 2026 7:52 pmAugust 14, 2026 7:57 pm

Libertarian Lana Leguía missed a critical 5 PM deadline imposed by a federal judge today, potentially imperiling her last-ditch attempt to return to the ballot in New Jersey’s hugely competitive 7th congressional district. U.S. District Court Judge Zahid Quraishi ordered...

Leguía takes NJ-7 ballot fight to federal court after four losses in state court

August 13, 2026 9:31 pmAugust 13, 2026 9:31 pm

Libertarian congressional candidate Lana Leguía has moved her fight for a place on the November ballot to federal court after the New Jersey Supreme Court twice refused to hear an appellate ruling that knocked her out of one of the...

N.J. Supreme Court again rejects Leguía bid to get back on NJ-7 ballot

August 11, 2026 7:52 pm

The New Jersey Supreme Court this morning denied Libertarian congressional candidate Lana Leguía’s last-ditch effort to remain on the ballot in the highly competitive 7th congressional district, rejecting her bid for reconsideration of its decision last Friday to uphold an...

Supreme Court keeps Libertarian off NJ-7 ballot

August 7, 2026 5:33 pm

Libertarian Lana Leguía is officially off the ballot in New Jersey’s highly competitive 7th congressional district after the New Jersey Supreme Court declined Friday to hear her appeal of a lower-court ruling invalidating most of her nominating petition signatures. The...