Jacobsen v. Montana Democratic Party
Petition for certiorari denied on January 21, 2025.
Issue
(1) What standard applies, when the Supreme Court reviews a state court"s decision invalidating state legislation under the Constitution's elections clause, to whether that decision exceeds the bounds of ordinary judicial review; and (2) whether the Montana Supreme Court"s split decision below exceeded the bounds of ordinary judicial review by invalidating under the Montana Constitution two Montana election integrity provisions " one setting the voter-registration deadline at noon the day before election day, and another requiring the secretary of state to promulgate regulations banning paid absentee ballot collection.
Recommended Citation: Jacobsen v. Montana Democratic Party, SCOTUSblog, https://www.scotusblog.com/cases/jacobsen-v-montana-democratic-party/