No. 25-962
Republican National Committee, et al. v. Bette Eakin, et al.
Latest Conference:
N/A
Related Cases:
25-967
(Vide)
Question Presented (from Petition)
1. Whether a non-discriminatory rule imposing the usual burdens of voting is constitutional;
2. Whether a mail-voting rule is subject only to rational-basis review when the State makes in person voting available; and
3. Where Anderson-Burdick applies, whether a minimally burdensome voting rule is subject only to rational-basis review, and whether a rule's burden is measured by the cost of compliance or the consequence of noncompliance.
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether a non-discriminatory mail-voting rule imposing usual voting burdens is constitutional under rational-basis review
Docket Entries
2026-04-08
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including June 1, 2026, for all respondents.
2026-04-07
Motion 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.
2026-04-07
Motion of Bette Eakin, DSCC, DCCC, and AFT Pennsylvania for an extension of time submitted.
2026-04-01
Response Requested. (Due May 1, 2026)
2026-03-25
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/17/2026.
2026-03-17
Waiver of right of respondent Lehigh County Board of Elections to respond filed.
2026-03-16
Amicus brief of Center for Election Confidence submitted.
2026-03-16
Amicus brief of President Pro Tempore of the Pennsylvania Senate, Kim Ward, Majority Leader of the Pennsylvania Senate, Joe Pittman, and Republican Leader of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, Jesse Topper submitted.
2026-03-16
Waiver of Philadelphia Board of Elections of right to respond submitted.
2026-03-16
Waiver of Bette Eakin, DSCC, DCCC, and AFT Pennsylvania of right to respond submitted.
2026-03-16
Waiver of right of respondent Luzerne County Board of Elections and Registration to respond filed.
2026-03-16
Waiver of right of respondent Philadelphia Board of Elections to respond filed.
2026-03-16
Waiver of right of respondents Bette Eakin, DSCC, DCCC, and AFT Pennsylvania to respond filed.
2026-03-16
Brief amici curiae of President Pro Tempore of the Pennsylvania Senate, et al. filed.
2026-03-16
Brief amici curiae of Kim Ward, President Pro Tempore of the Pennsylvania Senate, et al. filed.
2026-03-16
Brief amicus curiae of Center for Election Confidence filed.
2026-03-16
Motion of Professor Michael T. Morley and Florida State University Election Law Center for leave to file amicus brief submitted.
2026-03-16
Amicus brief of America First Legal Foundation submitted.
2026-03-16
Waiver of Luzerne County Board of Elections and Registration of right to respond submitted.
2026-03-13
Waiver of right of respondent Lackawanna County Board of Elections to respond filed.
2026-03-13
Amicus brief of State of Missouri and Twenty Other States submitted.
2026-03-13
Brief amici curiae of Missouri, et al. filed.
2026-03-12
Waiver of right of respondent Westmoreland County Board of Elections to respond filed.
2026-03-12
Waiver of Delaware County Board of Elections of right to respond submitted.
2026-03-11
Waiver of right of respondent Crawford County Board of Elections to respond filed.
2026-03-11
Waiver of right of respondent Delaware County Board of Elections to respond filed.
2026-03-10
Waiver of right of respondent Perry County, Pennsylvania to respond filed.
2026-03-08
Waiver of right of respondent Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to respond filed.
2026-03-08
Waiver of Commonwealth of Pennsylvania of right to respond submitted.
2026-03-07
Waiver of right of respondents Lancaster County Board of Elections, et al. to respond filed.
2026-03-07
Waiver of Lancaster County Board of Elections of right to respond submitted.
2026-03-05
Waiver of right of respondent NORTHAMPTON COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTIONS to respond filed.
2026-03-05
Waiver of NORTHAMPTON COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTIONS of right to respond submitted.
2026-03-03
Waiver of right of respondent Berks County Board of Elections to respond filed.
2026-03-03
Waiver of Berks County Board of Elections of right to respond submitted.
2026-02-11
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 16, 2026)
2025-12-12
Application (25A691) granted by Justice Alito extending the time to file until February 11, 2026.
2025-12-10
Application (25A691) 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.
Attorneys
America First Legal Foundation
Christopher E. Mills — Spero Law LLC, Amicus
Berks County Board of Elections
Jeffrey David Bukowski — Smith Bukowski, LLC, Respondent
Bette Eakin, DSCC, DCCC, and AFT Pennsylvania
Uzoma Nkem Nkwonta — Elias Law Group LLP, Respondent
Center for Election Confidence
Bradley Alan Benbrook — Benbrook Law Group, Amicus
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Daniel Barrett Mullen — Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General, Respondent
Crawford County Board of Elections
Keith A. Button — Shafer Law Firm, PC, Respondent
Delaware County Board of Elections
James Manly Parks — Duane Morris LLP, Respondent
Lackawanna County Board of Elections
Brendan N. Fitzgerald — Joyce, Carmody & Moran, P.C., Respondent
Lancaster County Board of Elections
Walter Stephen Zimolong III — Zimolong LLC, Respondent
Lehigh County Board of Elections
Catherine Meade Roseberry — Cnty. of Lehigh - Dept. of Law, Respondent
Luzerne County Board of Elections and Registration
Joseph Matthias Cosgrove — Selingo Guagliardo LLC, Respondent
NORTHAMPTON COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTIONS
Michael J. Vargo — Spitale, Vargo, Madsen & Blair, Respondent
Perry County, Pennsylvania
William R. Bunt — William R. Bunt, Respondent
Philadelphia Board of Elections
Ilana Hope Eisenstein — DLA Piper LLP (US), Respondent
President Pro Tempore of the Pennsylvania Senate, Kim Ward, Majority Leader of the Pennsylvania Senate, Joe Pittman, and Republican Leader of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, Jesse Topper
Professor Michael T. Morley and Florida State University Election Law Center
Republican National Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Republican Party Of Pennsylvania
John Matthew Gore — Jones Day, Petitioner
State of Missouri and Twenty Other States
Westmoreland County Board of Elections
Melissa Ann Guiddy — Westmoreland County Solicitor's Office, Respondent