Public Interest Legal Foundation v. Schmidt
Certiorari Denied
Petition for certiorari denied on March 2, 2026.
Issue
(1) Whether the appellate court erred in using TransUnion LLC v. Ramirez to evaluate standing in this case, which involves the denial of public records; (2) whether TransUnion overruled this Court’s cases establishing the standing inquiry for public records cases; and (3) whether the appellate court erred by finding that the Foundation does not have standing to redress the denial of public records under the National Voter Registration Act.
Sep 26, 2025Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 30, 2025)Oct 17, 2025Waiver of right of respondent Secretary of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, et al. to respond filed.
Oct 22, 2025DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/7/2025.
Oct 28, 2025Response Requested. (Due November 28, 2025)
Oct 30, 2025Brief amicus curiae of Center for Election Confidence filed.Oct 30, 2025Brief amici curiae of Judicial Watch, Inc., et al. filed.Oct 30, 2025Brief amicus curiae of Honest Elections Project filed.Nov 11, 2025Motion to extend the time to file a response from November 28, 2025 to January 12, 2026, submitted to The Clerk.Nov 14, 2025Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including January 12, 2026.
Jan 12, 2026Brief of respondents Al Schmidt, Secretary of Pennsylvania, et al. in opposition filed.Jan 23, 2026Reply of petitioner Public Interest Legal Foundation, Inc. filed.Feb 11, 2026DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/27/2026.
Mar 2, 2026Petition DENIED.
Recommended Citation: Public Interest Legal Foundation v. Schmidt, SCOTUSblog, https://www.scotusblog.com/cases/public-interest-legal-foundation-v-schmidt/