New Jersey Supreme Court Won’t Hear Carl Lewis Election Case

The New Jersey Supreme Court won’t hear Olympic gold medalist Carl Lewis’s bid to get his name on the ballot for a state senate election in which officials said he’s not eligible to run.

The court’s one-page order denying Lewis’s request to review his constitutional claims follows a federal appeals court ruling temporarily allowing his name on the ballot for the June 7 primary election. The case now hinges on U.S. District Court Judge Noel Hillman, who must decide the constitutionality of the state’s residency provision as it was applied to Lewis.