In an 18-page order, a federal judge in Michigan dealt the latest blow to Robert F. Kennedy's bid to have his name taken off the Nov. 5 ballot.

A judge denied Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s request Monday to erase his name from the presidential ballot in swing state Wisconsin, ruling that state law requires candidates to remain on the ballot unless they die.

Though his profile may have risen during his recent presidential bid, Robert Kennedy Jr. has always been in the public eye—which means the world has gotten a front row seat to many of his personal tragedies.