Scarnati v. Boockvar

Application for stay denied on Oct. 19, 2020, by an equally divided court. Justices Thomas, Alito, Gorsuch and Kavanaugh would grant the application.

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Republican Party of Pennsylvania v. Boockvar

Docket No.	Argument	Opinion	Vote	Author	Term
20a53	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	OT 2020

Issue: Whether the Supreme Court should stay, pending appeal, a decision by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court requiring the state to count mail-in ballots received up to three days after Election Day as long as they are not clearly postmarked after Election Day.

SCOTUSblog Coverage

Pennsylvania Republicans return to Supreme Court to challenge extended deadline for mail-in ballots (Amy Howe, October 24, 2020)
Supreme Court leaves in place order requiring Pennsylvania to count absentee ballots after Election Day (Amy Howe, October 20, 2020)
Pennsylvania GOP leaders ask justices to block order on counting absentee ballots after Election Day (updated) (Amy Howe, September 28, 2020)

Date	Proceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
09/28/2020	Application (20A53) for a stay, submitted to Justice Alito.
09/29/2020	Response to application (20A53) requested by Justice Alito, due Monday, October 5, by 3 p.m.
09/30/2020	Motion for leave to file amicus brief and motion for leave to file brief in compliance with Rule 33.2 filed by Bryan Cutler, et al.
10/02/2020	Motion for leave to file amici brief filed by Tom Ridge, et al.
10/05/2020	Response to application from respondents Kathy Boockvar, et al. filed.
10/05/2020	Response to application from respondent Luzerne County Election Board filed.
10/05/2020	Response to application from respondents Pennsylvania Democratic Party, et al. filed.
10/05/2020	Motion for leave to file amici brief and motion for leave to file brief in compliance with Rule 33.2 filed by Oklahoma, et al.
10/05/2020	Motion for leave to file amicus brief filed by Eagle Forum Education & Legal Defense Fund.
10/05/2020	Motion for leave to file amicus brief filed by Christian Family Coalition Florida, Inc.
10/06/2020	Reply of applicants Joseph B. Scarnati III, et al. filed.
10/19/2020	Application (20A53) referred to the Court.
10/19/2020	Application (20A53) denied by the Court. Justice Thomas, Justice Alito, Justice Gorsuch, and Justice Kavanaugh would grant the application.