Gear v. Wisconsin State Legislature

Application for stay denied on Oct. 26, 2020.

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Docket No.	Op. Below	Argument	Opinion	Vote	Author	Term
20a65	7th Cir.	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	OT 2020

Issue: Whether the Supreme Court should stay, pending appeal, a decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit suspending a rule allowing Wisconsin voters who request absentee ballots but do not receive them in time to return them by mail to instead return them electronically.

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Date	Proceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
10/13/2020	Application (20A65) to vacate stay, submitted to Justice Kavanaugh.
10/14/2020	Response to application (20A65) requested by Justice Kavanaugh, due Friday, October 16, 2020, by noon ET.
10/16/2020	Motion for leave to file amicus brief and motion for leave to file brief in compliance with Rule 33.2 filed by Tony Evers, Governor of Wisconsin.
10/16/2020	Response to application from respondent Wisconsin State Legislature filed.
10/16/2020	Motion for leave to file amicus brief filed by Election Law Scholars.
10/16/2020	Response to application from respondents Chrystal Edwards, et al. filed.
10/26/2020	Application (20A65) referred to the Court.
10/26/2020	Application (20A65) denied by the Court.