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