BIO Requested

No. 25-962

Republican National Committee, et al. v. Bette Eakin, et al.

from the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

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Docket Entries

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.

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.

Response Requested. (Due May 1, 2026)

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/17/2026.

Waiver of right of respondent Lehigh County Board of Elections to respond filed.

Waiver of right of respondent Philadelphia Board of Elections to respond filed.

Waiver of right of respondents Bette Eakin, DSCC, DCCC, and AFT Pennsylvania to respond filed.

Waiver of right of respondent Luzerne County Board of Elections and Registration to respond filed.

Brief amici curiae of Kim Ward, President Pro Tempore of the Pennsylvania Senate, et al. filed.

Brief amicus curiae of Center for Election Confidence filed.

Brief amicus curiae of America First Legal Foundation filed. VIDED.

Motion for leave to file amici brief filed by Professor Michael T. Morley, et al. VIDED.

Waiver of right of respondent Lackawanna County Board of Elections to respond filed.

Brief amici curiae of Missouri, et al. filed.

Waiver of right of respondent Westmoreland County Board of Elections to respond filed.

Waiver of right of respondent Crawford County Board of Elections to respond filed.

Waiver of right of respondent Delaware County Board of Elections to respond filed.

Waiver of right of respondent Perry County, Pennsylvania to respond filed.

Waiver of right of respondent Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to respond filed.

Waiver of right of respondents Lancaster County Board of Elections, et al. to respond filed.

Waiver of right of respondent Northampton County Board of Elections to respond filed.

Waiver of right of respondent Berks County Board of Elections to respond filed.

Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 16, 2026)

Application (25A691) granted by Justice Alito extending the time to file until February 11, 2026.

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.

Parties

Republican National Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Republican Party Of Pennsylvania, Petitioner, represented by John Matthew Gore

Berks County Board of Elections, Respondent, represented by Jeffrey David Bukowski

Bette Eakin, DSCC, DCCC, and AFT Pennsylvania, Respondent, represented by Uzoma Nkem Nkwonta

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Respondent, represented by Daniel Barrett Mullen

Crawford County Board of Elections, Respondent, represented by Keith A. Button

Delaware County Board of Elections, Respondent, represented by James Manly Parks

Lackawanna County Board of Elections, Respondent, represented by Brendan N. Fitzgerald

Lancaster County Board of Elections, Respondent, represented by Walter Stephen Zimolong III

Lehigh County Board of Elections, Respondent, represented by Catherine Meade Roseberry

Luzerne County Board of Elections and Registration, Respondent, represented by Joseph Matthias Cosgrove

Northampton County Board of Elections, Respondent, represented by Michael J. Vargo

Perry County, Pennsylvania, Respondent, represented by William R. Bunt

Philadelphia Board of Elections, Respondent, represented by Ilana Hope Eisenstein

Westmoreland County Board of Elections, Respondent, represented by Melissa Ann Guiddy

York County Board of Elections, Respondent, represented by Walter Stephen Zimolong III

Amici Curiae

America First Legal Foundation, Amicus Curiae, represented by Christopher E. Mills

Center for Election Confidence, Amicus Curiae, represented by Bradley Alan Benbrook

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, Amicus Curiae, represented by Zachary Michael Wallen

Professor Michael T. Morley and Florida State University Election Law Center, Amicus Curiae, represented by Michael T. Morley

State of Missouri and Twenty Other States, Amicus Curiae, represented by Louis Joseph Capozzi III

 
Last updated: April 18, 2026