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Pennsylvania v. Eakin

Pending petition

Docket No. Op. BelowArgument Opinion Vote Author Term
25-967 3d Cir. TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD

Issue: Whether Pennsylvania’s requirement that mail-in voters provide a handwritten date when signing a preprinted declaration on a ballot return envelope violates the First or Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution.

DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
12/01/2025Application (25A658) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from January 12, 2026 to February 11, 2026, submitted to Justice Alito.
12/05/2025Application (25A658) granted by Justice Alito extending the time to file until February 11, 2026.
02/11/2026Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 19, 2026)
03/03/2026Waiver of right of respondents Republican National Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Republican Party of Pennsylvania to respond filed.
03/07/2026Waiver of right of respondent Juniata County Board of Elections to respond filed.
03/12/2026Waiver of right of respondent Westmoreland County Board of Elections to respond filed.
03/12/2026Waiver of right of respondent Delaware County Board of Elections to respond filed.
03/16/2026Waiver of right of respondent Luzerne County Board of Elections and Registration to respond filed.
03/16/2026Waiver of right of respondent Philadelphia County Board of Elections to respond filed.
03/16/2026Brief amicus curiae of America First Legal Foundation filed. VIDED.
03/16/2026Motion for leave to file amici brief filed by Professor Michael T. Morley, et al. VIDED.
03/17/2026Waiver of right of respondent Lehigh County Board of Elections to respond filed.
03/18/2026Waiver of right of respondent Berks County Board of Elections to respond filed.
03/19/2026Waiver of right of respondent Bedford County Board of Elections, et al. to respond filed.
03/19/2026Waiver of right of respondents Bette Eakin, DSCC, DCCC, and AFT Pennsylvania to respond filed.
03/19/2026Waiver of right of respondent York County Board of Elections to respond filed.
03/19/2026Brief amici curiae of Kim Ward, President Pro Tempore of the Pennsylvania Senate, et al. filed.
03/25/2026DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/17/2026.
04/01/2026Response Requested. (Due May 1, 2026)