Pennsylvania v. Eakin
Pending Petition
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.
Dec 1, 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.
Dec 5, 2025Application (25A658) granted by Justice Alito extending the time to file until February 11, 2026.
Feb 11, 2026Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 19, 2026)Mar 3, 2026Waiver of right of respondents Republican National Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Republican Party of Pennsylvania to respond filed.Mar 7, 2026Waiver of right of respondent Juniata County Board of Elections to respond filed.Mar 12, 2026Waiver of right of respondent Westmoreland County Board of Elections to respond filed.Mar 12, 2026Waiver of right of respondent Delaware County Board of Elections to respond filed.Mar 16, 2026Waiver of right of respondent Luzerne County Board of Elections and Registration to respond filed.Mar 16, 2026Waiver of right of respondent Philadelphia County Board of Elections to respond filed.Mar 16, 2026Brief amicus curiae of America First Legal Foundation filed. VIDED.Mar 16, 2026Motion for leave to file amici brief filed by Professor Michael T. Morley, et al. VIDED.Mar 17, 2026Waiver of right of respondent Lehigh County Board of Elections to respond filed.Mar 18, 2026Waiver of right of respondent Berks County Board of Elections to respond filed.Mar 19, 2026Waiver of right of respondent Bedford County Board of Elections, et al. to respond filed.Mar 19, 2026Waiver of right of respondents Bette Eakin, DSCC, DCCC, and AFT Pennsylvania to respond filed.Mar 19, 2026Waiver of right of respondent York County Board of Elections to respond filed.Mar 19, 2026Brief amici curiae of Kim Ward, President Pro Tempore of the Pennsylvania Senate, et al. filed.Mar 25, 2026DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/17/2026.
Apr 1, 2026Response Requested. (Due May 1, 2026)
Apr 7, 2026Motion of respondents Bette Eakin, et al. to extend the time to file a response from May 1, 2026 to June 1, 2026, submitted to The Clerk.Apr 8, 2026Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including June 1, 2026, for all respondents.
Recommended Citation: Pennsylvania v. Eakin, SCOTUSblog, https://www.scotusblog.com/cases/pennsylvania-v-eakin/