No. 25-630

Ruth Moton v. Al Schmidt, Secretary of Pennsylvania, et al.

Lower Court: Pennsylvania
Docketed: 2025-12-03
Status: Pending
Type: Paid
Response Waived
Tags: appellate-review constitutional-rights court-access due-process election-claims impartial-adjudication
Key Terms:
DueProcess JusticiabilityDoctri
Latest Conference: 2026-02-20
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court's decision violated Petitioner's due process rights by dismissing election-related claims without considering evidence, and whether the Pennsylvania Supreme Court's denial of appellate review conflicts with precedents protecting access to courts and impartial adjudication

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

Petitioner / Appellant seeks review of a decision of the Commonwea lth Court of Pennsylvania . The questions presented for review are as follows: 1. Whether the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court’s decision violated Petitioner ’s rights under the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment by dismissing her election -related claims without consideration of evidence ? 2. Whether the Pennsylvania Supreme Court’s denial of appellate review of these claims conflicts with this Court’s precedents protecting the right of access to the courts and impartial adjudication of claims implicating federal constitutional rights?

Docket Entries

2026-01-14
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/20/2026.
2025-12-31
Waiver of right of respondent Al Schmidt to respond filed.
2025-10-07
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due January 2, 2026)

Attorneys

Al Schmidt
Kathleen Ann Wilde LaBayPennsylvania Office of Attorney General, Respondent
Kathleen Ann Wilde LaBayPennsylvania Office of Attorney General, Respondent
Kathy Boockvar
Kathleen Ann Wilde LaBayPennsylvania Office of Attorney General, Respondent
Ruth Moton
Peter David TicktinThe Ticktin Law Group, P.A., Petitioner
Peter David TicktinThe Ticktin Law Group, P.A., Petitioner