At the conclusion of a hearing that began about 10:15 a.m. and ended approximately 1:45 p.m., U.S. District judge John A. Gibney Jr., said he expected to have a ruling in writing by 3 p.m.
“I think that the residency requirement is likely to fall,” Gibney said at one point this afternoon. But, he added, he is troubled about the remedy sought by Perry and the others.
“I can’t for the life of me see how to put them on the ballot if they don’t have the (10,000) signatures,” he said
As WaPo reported on December 31: “Neither Texas Gov. Rick Perry, Rep. Michelle Bachmann, former senator Rick Santorum nor former House speaker Newt Gingrich submitted the 10,000 signatures required to get a spot on the state’s ballot in time for Super Tuesday.”