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Pennsylvania Democratic Party v. Boockvar

Issue
State Pennsylvania (PA)
Court U.S. Supreme Court
Status Emergency request for injunction of mail-in ballot extension denied by U.S. Supreme Court on Oct. 19, 2020; Petition for full review pending

Coverage and Analysis

Proceedings and Orders

Date Proceedings and Orders
07/10/2020 Complaint filed by Pennsylvania Democratic Party, et al., in commonwealth court
08/16/2020 Application for intervention by Pennsylvania Supreme Court filed by Kathy Boockvar, secretary of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
09/17/2020 Opinion issued by Pennsylvania Supreme Court
09/22/2020 Application for stay filed by leading Republican state officials
09/24/2020
09/28/2020 Application for stay filed at U.S. Supreme Court by Joseph Scarnati III, president pro tempore, and Jake Corman, majority leader of the Pennsylvania Senate
09/28/2020 Application for stay filed by Pennsylvania Republican Party at U.S. Supreme Court
10/19/2020 Application for stay filed by Joseph Scarnati, et al., denied by equally divided U.S. Supreme Court
10/19/2020 Application for stay filed by Pennsylvania Republican Party, et al., denied by equally divided U.S. Supreme Court
10/24/2020 Petition for certiorari filed by Republican Party of Pennsylvania in U.S. Supreme Court
10/27/2020 Motion for recusal of Justice Barrett filed on behalf of Luzerne County Board of Elections in U.S. Supreme Court
10/27/2020
10/28/2020 Letter notifying intent to separate ballots arriving after Election Day filed by J. Bart Delone, chief deputy attorney general of Pennsylvania
10/28/2020 Denial of motion to expedite consideration of petition for certiorari issued by U.S. Supreme Court
11/04/2020 Motion to intervene filed by Donald J. Trump for President, Inc., in U.S. Supreme Court
11/04/2020
11/05/2020 Response to motion to intervene filed by Kathy Boockvar
11/05/2020 Response to motion to intervene filed by Pennsylvania Democratic Party
11/06/2020 Reply in support of motion to intervene filed by Donald J. Trump for President, Inc.
11/06/2020 Emergency application for injunction filed by Republican Party of Pennsylvania in U.S. Supreme Court
11/06/2020 Order granting partial relief and requesting responses by Saturday, Nov. 7, issued by Justice Samuel Alito
11/06/2020 Response to application for injunction filed by Pennsylvania Democratic Party
11/07/2020 Response to application for injunction filed by Kathy Boockvar
11/07/2020 Response to application for injunction filed by Luzerne County Board of Elections
11/08/2020 Letter regarding compliance with ballot separation filed by Kathy Boockvar
11/09/2020 Reply in support of injunction filed by Republican Party of Pennsylvania
11/09/2020 Amicus brief in support of petition for certiorari filed by state of Ohio
11/09/2020 Amicus brief in support of petition for certiorari filed by state of Missouri and nine other states
11/09/2020 Amicus brief in support of petition for certiorari filed by state of Oklahoma and five other states
11/25/2020 Amicus brief in support of petition for certiorari filed by Citizens United, et al.
11/30/2020 Brief in opposition to petition for certiorari filed by Kathy Boockvar
11/30/2020 Brief in opposition to petition for certiorari filed by Luzerne County Board of Elections