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Ruth Moton v. Al Schmidt, Secretary of Pennsylvania, et al.

Paid petition · Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania, No. 876 C.D. 2022, 877 C.D. 2022 · judgment February 24, 2025


Certiorari denied · February 23, 2026
Pre-decision estimate: 1% cert probability

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

Questions presented

Petitioner / Appellant seeks review of a decision of the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania. The questions presented for review are as follows:

  1. Whether the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court’s decision violated Petitioner’s rights under the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment by dismissing her election-related claims without consideration of evidence?

  2. Whether the Pennsylvania Supreme Court’s denial of appellate review of these claims conflicts with this Court’s precedents protecting the right of access to the courts and impartial adjudication of claims implicating federal constitutional rights?

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Peter David Ticktin
The Ticktin Law Group, P.A.

For respondent
Kathleen Ann Wilde LaBay
Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Feb 23 2026
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Jan 14 2026
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/20/2026.
  3. Dec 31 2025
    Waiver of right of respondent Al Schmidt to respond filed.
  4. Oct 07 2025
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due January 2, 2026)