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Ryan Pankoe v. Laura Pankoe

Paid petition · Superior Court of Pennsylvania, Harrisburg Office, No. 1041 EDA 2019 · judgment October 29, 2019

Certiorari denied · January 11, 2021

Pre-decision estimate: 0% cert probability

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

Questions presented

Whether Section 3301(d) of the Pennsylvania Divorce Code, commonly known as unilateral no-fault divorce, is a viewpoint-based statute in violation of the Establishment Clause such that it is void ab initio and proscribes subject-matter jurisdiction from the courts of Pennsylvania to grant a legal action of divorce under this very particular cause of action.
Whether Section 3301(d) of the Pennsylvania Divorce Code is contrary to public policy, failing to serve a public purpose in violation of Pennsylvania’s Constitution Article III, Section 32, thereby proscribing subject-matter jurisdiction from the courts of Penn sylvania to grant a legal action of divorce under this very particular cause of action.

For petitioner
Ryan Pankoe

For respondent
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Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Jan 11 2021
Petition DENIED.
Dec 23 2020
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/8/2021.
Oct 20 2020
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due December 3, 2020)