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Berger v. North Carolina State Board of Elections

Linked with Moore v. Circosta (20A72), Wise v. Circosta (20A71)

Application for stay denied on Oct. 29, 2020

Docket No.20A74
Op. BelowN.C.
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Issue

Whether the Supreme Court should stay, pending appeal, an order by the North Carolina Supreme Court leaving in place an extension of the state's deadline to receive absentee ballots for the 2020 election.

Proceedings & orders timeline

Oct 27, 2020
Application (20A74) for a stay pending appeal, submitted to The Chief Justice.
Oct 29, 2020
Application (20A74) referred to the Court.
Oct 29, 2020
Application (20A74) denied by the Court. The application for stay presented to The Chief Justice and by him referred to the Court is denied. Justice Thomas, Justice Alito, and Justice Gorsuch would grant the application on the issue of the ballot-receipt deadline. Justice Barrett took no part in the consideration or decision of this application.

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