Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. caused a political earthquake late last month when he suspended his campaign and endorsed former President Donald Trump.

Yet despite throwing his support behind Trump, Kennedy is fighting with New York state over whether his name should be removed from the ballot. 

Judge ruled that New York is not Kennedy's real home

According to USA Today, is now turning to the United States Supreme Court after losing at the New York Court of Appeals and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.

America's highest judicial body has instructed the New York State Board of Elections as well as New York Attorney General Letitia James to file a response by Wednesday.

The controversy arose late last month after trial Judge Christina Ryba found that Kennedy had falsely listed an address in Katonah, New York as his primary residence.

In her ruling, Ryba stated that there was "clear and convincing credible evidence" to show that the candidate's actual home was his house in California.

She went on to insist that the Katonah address "was not Kennedy's bona fide and legitimate residence, but merely a 'sham' address that he assumed for the purpose of maintaining his voter registration and furthering his own political aspirations in this State."

Candidate has only sought to withdraw his name in swing states

Yet in their brief submitted to the Supreme Court, Kennedy's lawyers argued that the judge "did not find that anyone was misled by the address, nor identify any state interests compromised by its use."

What's more, they disputed the suggestion that their client's campaign had truly ended as "a suspended campaign is not a terminated campaign."

As USA Today noted, Kennedy has only sought to remove his name from the ballot in swing states while allowing it to remain in those places that are likely to vote Republican or Democrat by large margins.

"If you live in a blue state, you can vote for me without harming or helping President Trump or Vice President Harris, and red states the same will apply," Politico quoted him as saying in August.

Kennedy's lawyers say his campaign strategy "is irrelevant"

"Whether suspending a campaign or only appearing on ballots for some states is a prudent political strategy is irrelevant to the legal issues in this case," the brief asserted.

In an emergency petition filed Monday, Kennedy argues that New York judges wrongly disqualified him due to a residency dispute. https://t.co/eGQ3lpzREZ

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"The prudence of such a strategy will be debated by an array of political pundits, a flock of history and political science professors, and a chattering of voices on social media," it added.