Denied

No. 20-542

Republican Party of Pennsylvania v. Veronica Degraffenreid, Acting Secretary of Pennsylvania, et al.

from the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, Middle District

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Docket Entries

Motion of Thomas J. Randolph, et al. to intervene as respondents dismissed as moot.

Motion for leave to file amicus brief filed by Honest Elections Project GRANTED.

Petition DENIED. Justice Thomas, dissenting from the denial of certiorari. (Detached Opinion) Justice Alito, with whom Justice Gorsuch joins, dissenting from the denial of certiorari. (Detached Opinion)

Motion of Donald J. Trump for President, Inc. for leave to intervene as petitioner dismissed as moot.

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Reply of petitioner Republican Party of Pennsylvania filed. (Distributed)

Brief of Thomas J. Randolph and C.F. Canavan in opposition not accepted for filing. (December 03, 2020)

Brief of respondent Luzerne County Board of Elections in opposition filed. VIDED.

Motion to intervene as respondents filed by Thomas J. Randolph, et al. VIDED.

Brief of respondent Kathy Boockvar in opposition filed.

Brief of respondent Pennsylvania Democratic Party in opposition filed. VIDED.

Waiver of right of respondents Various Respondents to respond filed.

Brief amici curiae of Citizens United, Citizens United Foundation, and The Presidential Coalition, LLC filed.

Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including November 30, 2020, for all respondents.

Motion to extend the time to file a response from November 25, 2020 to November 30, 2020, submitted to The Clerk.

Motion for leave to file amicus brief filed by Eagle Forum Education & Legal Defense Fund.

Brief amici curiae of State of Missouri, et al. filed. VIDED.

Brief amici curiae of States of Oklahoma, et al. filed. VIDED.

Brief amicus curiae of State of Ohio filed. VIDED.

Reply of applicant Republican Party of Pennsylvania filed.

Letter of respondent Kathy Boockvar, Secretary of Pennsylvania filed.

Response to application from respondent Luzerne County Board of Elections filed.

Response to application from respondent Kathy Boockvar, Secretary of Pennsylvania filed.

Application (20A84) for injunctive relief pending the disposition of the petition for certiorari, submitted to Justice Alito.

Response to application from respondent Pennsylvania Democratic Party filed.

Order issued by Justice Alito: All county boards of election are hereby ordered, pending further order of the Court, to comply with the following guidance provided by the Secretary of the Commonwealth on October 28 and November 1, namely, (1) that all ballots received by mail after 8:00 p.m. on November 3 be segregated and kept “in a secure, safe and sealed container separate from other voted ballots,” and (2) that all such ballots, if counted, be counted separately. Pa. Dep’t of State, Pennsylvania Guidance for Mail-in and Absentee Ballots Received From the United States Postal Service After 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday, November 3, 2020 (Oct. 28, 2020); Pa. Dep’t of State, Canvassing Segregated Mail-in and Civilian Absentee Ballots Received by Mail After 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday, November 3, 2020 and Before 5:00 p.m. on Friday, November 6, 2020 (Nov. 1, 2020). Until today, this Court was not informed that the guidance issued on October 28, which had an important bearing on the question whether to order special treat...

Reply in Support of Motion for Leave to Intervene as a Petitioner filed.

Response to motion from respondent Pennsylvania Democratic Party filed.

Response to motion from respondent Kathy Boockvar filed.

Response to motion from petitioner Republican Party of Pennsylvania filed.

Response to motion from respondent Luzerne County Board of Elections filed.

Motion for leave to intervene as a petitioner filed by Donald J. Trump for President, Inc. filed.

Response to motion for leave to intervene requested, due Thursday, November 5, 2020, by 5 p.m.

Notice of withdrawal of motion to recuse from counsel for respondent Luzerne County Board of Elections submitted. (Received November 2, 2020)

Letter of October 28, 2020 from counsel for respondent Kathy Boockvar, Secretary of State of Pennsylvania filed.

Motion to expedite consideration of the petition for a writ of certiorari DENIED. Justice Barrett took no part in the consideration or decision of this motion. Statement of Justice Alito, with whom Justice Thomas and Justice Gorsuch join. (Detached Opinion)

Motion to recuse from respondent Luzerne County Board of Elections not accepted for filing. (October 29, 2020 - See Notice of Withdrawal of Motion to Recuse submitted October 29, 2020)

Reply in Support of Motion to Expedite Consideration filed.

Motion for leave to file amicus brief filed by Honest Elections Project.

Response to motion from respondent Kathy Boockvar filed.

Response to motion from respondent Pennsylvania Democratic Party filed.

Motion to expedite consideration of the petition for a writ of certiorari filed by petitioner.

Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 25, 2020)

Application (20A53) denied by the Court. Justice Thomas, Justice Alito, Justice Gorsuch, and Justice Kavanaugh would grant the application.

Application (20A53) referred to the Court.

Reply of applicants Joseph B. Scarnati III, et al. filed.

Motion for leave to file amicus brief filed by Christian Family Coalition Florida, Inc.

Motion for leave to file amicus brief filed by Eagle Forum Education & Legal Defense Fund.

Motion for leave to file amici brief and motion for leave to file brief in compliance with Rule 33.2 filed by Oklahoma, et al.

Response to application from respondents Pennsylvania Democratic Party, et al. filed.

Response to application from respondent Luzerne County Election Board filed.

Response to application from respondents Kathy Boockvar, et al. filed.

Motion for leave to file amici brief filed by Tom Ridge, et al.

Motion for leave to file amicus brief and motion for leave to file brief in compliance with Rule 33.2 filed by Bryan Cutler, et al.

Response to application (20A53) requested by Justice Alito, due Monday, October 5, by 3 p.m.

Application (20A53) for a stay, submitted to Justice Alito.

Parties

Republican Party of Pennsylvania, Petitioner, represented by John Matthew Gore

Adams County, Respondent, represented by Molly Ruth Mudd

Luzerne County Board of Elections, Respondent, represented by Joseph Matthias Cosgrove

Pennsylvania Democratic Party, Respondent, represented by Donald B. Verrilli Jr.

Various Respondents, Respondent, represented by Molly Elizabeth Meacham

Veronica Degraffenreid, Respondent, represented by John Bartley DeLone

Amici Curiae

Citizens United, Citizens United Foundation, and The Presidential Coalition, LLC, Amicus Curiae, represented by William Jeffrey Olson

Donald J. Trump for President, Inc., Amicus Curiae, represented by Jay Alan Sekulow

Honest Elections Project, Amicus Curiae, represented by David B. Rivkin Jr.

State of Missouri, Amicus Curiae, represented by D. John Sauer

State of Ohio, Amicus Curiae, represented by Benjamin Michael Flowers

State of Oklahoma, Amicus Curiae, represented by Mithun Mansinghani

Thomas J. Randolph and C.F. Canavan, Amicus Curiae, represented by Helen Augusta Randolph

 
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