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Republican National Committee v. Eakin

Pending petition

Docket No. Op. BelowArgument Opinion Vote Author Term
25-962 3d Cir. TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD

Issue: (1) Whether a non-discriminatory rule imposing the usual burdens of voting is constitutional; (2) whether a mail-voting rule is subject only to rational-basis review when the state makes in-person voting available; and (3) where Anderson-Burdick applies, whether a minimally burdensome voting rule is subject only to rational-basis review, and whether a rule’s burden is measured by the cost of compliance or the consequence of noncompliance.

DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
12/10/2025Application (25A691) 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.
12/12/2025Application (25A691) 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 16, 2026)
03/03/2026Waiver of right of respondent Berks County Board of Elections to respond filed.
03/05/2026Waiver of right of respondent Northampton County Board of Elections to respond filed.
03/07/2026Waiver of right of respondents Lancaster County Board of Elections, et al. to respond filed.
03/08/2026Waiver of right of respondent Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to respond filed.
03/10/2026Waiver of right of respondent Perry County, Pennsylvania to respond filed.
03/11/2026Waiver of right of respondent Delaware County Board of Elections to respond filed.
03/11/2026Waiver of right of respondent Crawford County Board of Elections to respond filed.
03/12/2026Waiver of right of respondent Westmoreland County Board of Elections to respond filed.
03/13/2026Waiver of right of respondent Lackawanna County Board of Elections to respond filed.
03/13/2026Brief amici curiae of Missouri, et al. 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 Board of Elections to respond filed.
03/16/2026Waiver of right of respondents Bette Eakin, DSCC, DCCC, and AFT Pennsylvania to respond filed.
03/16/2026Brief amici curiae of Kim Ward, President Pro Tempore of the Pennsylvania Senate, et al. filed.
03/16/2026Brief amicus curiae of Center for Election Confidence 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.
03/25/2026DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/17/2026.
04/01/2026Response Requested. (Due May 1, 2026)