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Jake Corman, et al. v. Pennsylvania Democratic Party, et al.

Paid petition · Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, Middle District, No. 133 MM 2020 · judgment September 17, 2020

Certiorari denied · February 22, 2021

Pre-decision estimate: 3% cert probability

Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.

Question presented

Jake Evans (admission pending) Laurie Webb Daniel MATTHEW FRIEDLANDER HOLLAND & KNIGHT LLP 1180 West Peachtree Street N.W. Suite 1800 Atlanta, Georgia 30309 Phone: 404-817-8500 Emails: Jake.Evans@hklaw.com Email: Laurie.Daniel@hklaw.com Email: Matthew.Friedlander@hklaw.com Zachary M. Wallen (admission pending) CHALMERS & ADAMS LLC 301 South Hills Village Drive Suite LL200-420 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15241 Phone: 412-200-0842 Email: zwallen@cpblawgroup.com Douglas Chalmers, Jr. 1300 Pennsylvania Ave. NW #190-612 Washington, DC 20004 Phone: 202-793-6977 Email: dchalmers@cpblawgroup.com Counsel for House Leaders Petitioners

Counsel of record

For petitioner
John Matthew Gore
Jones Day

For respondent
Joseph Matthias Cosgrove
Law Office

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 4 conferences

Amicus briefs
3 cert-stage

Related
Vide, 20-542

Proceedings

Feb 22 2021
Motion for leave to file amici brief filed by White House Watch Fund, et al. GRANTED.
Feb 22 2021
Petition DENIED. Justice Thomas, dissenting from the denial of certiorari. (Detached Opinion) Justice Alito, with whom Justice Gorsuch joins, dissenting from the denial of certiorari. (Detached Opinion)
Feb 22 2021
Motion of Thomas J. Randolph, et al. to intervene as respondents dismissed as moot.
Feb 22 2021
Motion of Donald J. Trump for President, Inc. for leave to intervene as petitioner dismissed as moot.
Feb 12 2021
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/19/2021.
Feb 01 2021
Letter of January 26, 2021 regarding Rule 35.3 Notice received from the petitioners.
Jan 19 2021
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/22/2021.
Jan 11 2021
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/15/2021.
Jan 07 2021
Waiver of right of respondent Allegheny County Board of Elections to respond filed.
Dec 16 2020
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/8/2021.
Dec 14 2020
Reply of petitioners Joseph B. Scarnati, III, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Dec 01 2020
Brief of Thomas J. Randolph and C.F. Canavan in opposition not accepted for filing. (December 03, 2020)
Nov 30 2020
Brief of respondent Pennsylvania Democratic Party in opposition filed. VIDED.
Nov 30 2020
Brief of respondent Luzerne County Board of Elections in opposition filed. VIDED
Nov 30 2020
Motion to intervene as respondents filed by Thomas J. Randolph, et al. VIDED.
Nov 30 2020
Motion for leave to file amici brief filed by White House Watch Fund, et al.
Nov 30 2020
Brief of respondent Secretary of State Kathy Boockvar in opposition filed.
Nov 25 2020
Waiver of Boards of Elections for Armstrong, Bedford, Blair, Centre, Columbia, Dauphin, Fayette, Huntingdon, Indiana, Lackawanna, Lawrence, Lebanon, Montour, Northumberland, Venango and York Counties of right to respond not accepted for filing. (December 01, 2020)
Nov 24 2020
Waiver of right of respondents Boards of Elections for Armstrong, Bedford, Blair, Centre, Columbia, Dauphin, Fayette, Huntingdon, Indiana, Lackawanna, Lawrence, Lebanon, Montour, Northumberland, Venango and York Counties to respond filed.
Nov 18 2020
Waiver of right of respondent Potter County Board of Elections to respond filed.
Nov 09 2020
Waiver of right of respondents Carbon County Board of Elections, Monroe County Board of Elections, Pike County Board of Elections, Wayne County Board of Elections, Schuylkill County Board of Elections to respond filed.
Nov 09 2020
Brief amici curiae of States of Oklahoma, et al. filed. VIDED.
Nov 09 2020
Brief amicus curiae of State of Ohio filed. VIDED.
Nov 09 2020
Brief amici curiae of State of Missouri, et al. filed. VIDED.
Nov 09 2020
Waiver of right of respondents Clarion County Board of Elections/Tioga County Board of Elections to respond filed.
Nov 05 2020
Letter of November 5, 2020 from counsel for petitioners filed.
Nov 05 2020
Response to motion to intervene from respondents Secretary of State Kathy Boockvar, et al. filed.
Nov 05 2020
Response to motion from respondents Pennsylvania Democratic Party, et al. filed.
Nov 05 2020
Response to motion from respondent Luzerne County Board of Elections filed.
Nov 05 2020
Response to motion from petitioner Republican Party of Pennsylvania filed.
Nov 04 2020
Motion for leave to intervene as a petitioner filed by Donald J. Trump for President, Inc. filed.
Nov 04 2020
Response to motion for leave to intervene requested, due Thursday, November 5, 2020, by 5 p.m.
Nov 04 2020
Waiver of right of respondent Union County Board of Elections to respond filed.
Oct 27 2020
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 30, 2020)