No. 19-338

In Re Peter Appel, et al.

Lower Court: N/A
Docketed: 2019-09-13
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Response Waived
Tags: 24th-amendment 26th-amendment all-writs-act all-writs-act-28-usc-1651a congressional-certification congressional-jurisdiction constitutional-review electoral-certification electoral-college justiciability presidential-election standing stare-decisis voter-disenfranchisement voter-injury
Latest Conference: 2019-10-18
Question Presented (from Petition)

1. Whether this Court has the "other jurisdiction"
(pursuant to Rule 20 of Part 4 of the Supreme Court
rules) to grant the within petition for an appeal writ of
mandamus , pursuant to the All Writs Act (28 U.S.C.
§ 1651(a)), in order to re view the declaration of
constitutional law by the Congress, dated January 6, 2017, that had declared the electoral tally as legally
decisive of the 2016 presidential election.

2. Whether the petitioners have standing to appeal
from the congressional certification when their votes
for the Democratic ticket were discarded in the "red"
state of Pennsylvania and in the "blue" state of New
Jersey.

3. Whether voter injury may be legally presumed
when the petitioners' disenfranchisement directly resulted from the electoral certification by Congress.

4. Whether the electoral provisions of the Constitution before the Civil War have been implicitly
superseded by the 24th and the 26th amendments.

5. Whether the electoral provisions of Title 3
remain valid and effective.

6. Whether the Congress had any subject matter
jurisdiction to render the electoral certification sought
to be reviewed.

7. Whether the 2016 and/or 2020 presidential
elections are justiciable and capable of repetition while evading timely review.

8. Whether the doctrine of in pari materia applies
to Title 28 (including § 1651(a) & 1291 & 2201(a)) to permit direct review of the certification under Rule 20.

9. Whether this Court has legally declared that the
electoral college is historically obsolete such that the
certification violated the doctrine of stare decisis.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether this Court has the 'other jurisdiction' (pursuant to Rule 20 of Part 4 of the Supreme Court rules) to grant the within petition for an appeal writ of mandamus, pursuant to the All Writs Act (28 U.S.C. § 1651(a)), in order to review the declaration of constitutional law by the Congress, dated January 6, 2017, that had declared the electoral tally as legally decisive of the 2016 presidential election

Docket Entries

2019-10-21
Petition DENIED.
2019-10-02
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/18/2019.
2019-09-25
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2019-09-10
Petition for a writ of mandamus filed. (Response due October 15, 2019)

Attorneys

In Re Peter Appel and Sally Jane Gellert, et al.
William D. Russiello — Petitioner
United States
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent