[NorthMountain]

in such Manner as the Legislature thereof may direct,

That is a point often forgotten. The several State Legislatures are, each in its own State, the absolute masters of the Presidential election. Courts have nothing to do with it. Any judge who gets involved, other than to tell a lower ranking judge to butt out, is violating his own oath of office.

[Political Junkie Too]

But most importantly, that applies to the manner of choosing Electors to the Electoral College, which is a general election thing.

This court's ruling is for the primary election, which is strictly party business. Where does a court deign to tell a party who they can run in their own primary elections?

-PJ