In his effort to help re-elect Donald Trump, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is asking the Supreme Court to get him off the ballot in Wisconsin.

Kennedy suspended his independent campaign in August, citing relentless lawfare and bias from the Democratic party and the media. He threw his support behind Trump, pointing to common ground on critical issues like freedom of speech.

Kennedy stepping aside

Since dropping his bid, Kennedy has urged his supporters in battleground states to vote Trump. But Kennedy has also fought in court to have his name taken off the ballot, to make his support for Trump crystal clear.

While Kennedy has been successful in getting his name off the ballot in several swing states, he's still on the ballot in Michigan and Wisconsin. Courts in both states have ruled against Kennedy, saying it's too late to take him off without causing chaos.

In an emergency appeal to Justice Amy Coney Barrett, Kennedy's lawyers said his continued presence on the Wisconsin ballot was a speech issue, creating possible confusion about his support of Trump. Barrett oversees emergency requests in the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals, which rejected Kennedy's request.

“He wants everyone who will listen to him to vote for Trump,” Kennedy’s attorneys told the Supreme Court. “That is core political speech and it’s protected under the First Amendment.”

"To ensure that message is conveyed clearly and without confusion, he asked that his name not appear on the Wisconsin ballot. He wanted to be clear: his endorsement was for Trump.”

Trump, Harris tied

Kennedy argued that, under Wisconsin law, election administrators could treat Kennedy like a deceased candidate.

"Wisconsin law allows for stickers to be placed over a candidate’s name in cases of death. That same relief could remedy the violation of Kennedy’s constitutional rights,” his lawyers said.

Kennedy has indicated he plans to file a Supreme Court petition to get off the ballot in Michigan as well.

While Kennedy looks to help Trump, Democrats fear that left-wing candidate Jill Stein, of the Green Party, could spoil the race for Kamala Harris in states like Michigan, which has a large Arab population outraged by the White House's backing of Israel's war in Gaza.

The last pre-election New York Times/Siena College poll found Trump and Harris tied for the national popular vote - which historically, is the best position Trump has ever been in.