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Abigail Lauters, et al. v. Robert B. Evnen, Nebraska Secretary of State, et al.
Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, No. 25-2245 · judgment November 13, 2025
Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.
Questions presented
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Whether this case is moot where a State excluded qualified presidential elector candidates from the general-election ballot, election disputes are inherently too short in duration to be fully litigated before the election, and Petitioners allege they intend to run again and face the same action in the next presidential cycle.
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Whether a State may exclude a slate of presidential electors from the ballot by adjudicating the Article II eligibility of their pledged presidential candidate, where state law makes the electors - not the presidential nominee - the ballot candidates. (i)
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Abigail Lauters
For respondent
Cody Steven Barnett
Nebraska Department of Justice
Proceedings
- Jun 22 2026Petition DENIED.
- Jun 02 2026DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/18/2026.
- May 26 2026Waiver of right of respondent Robert B. Evnen, et al. to respond filed.
- Apr 03 2026Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due June 3, 2026)
- Jan 22 2026Application (25A834) granted by Justice Kavanaugh extending the time to file until April 12, 2026.
- Jan 16 2026Application (25A834) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from February 11, 2026 to April 12, 2026, submitted to Justice Kavanaugh.