LANSING, Mich. — The Michigan Court of Appeals rejected Thursday a lawsuit backed by a liberal group that sought to keep Republican gubernatorial hopeful Ryan Kelley off the November ballot, contending he had engaged in "insurrection" on Jan. 6, 2021.
Judge Michael Gadola wrote in an order that Lee Estes, the plaintiff in the case who was working with the organization Progress Michigan, "did not speedily request relief" and had failed to show that he was entitled to the "extraordinary remedy" he sought.
Kelley, a 40-year-old real estate broker from Allendale, is one of five Republicans campaigning for their party's nomination for governor in the Aug. 2 primary.
