No. 25-967
Vide 25-962
 
Title: Pennsylvania, Petitioner
v.
Bette Eakin, et al.
Docketed: February 17, 2026
Linked with: 25A658
Lower Ct: United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
   Case Numbers: (25-1644)
   Decision Date: August 26, 2025
   Rehearing Denied: October 14, 2025
 
Proceedings and Orders
Dec 01 2025 Application (25A658) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from January 12, 2026 to February 11, 2026, submitted to Justice Alito.
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Dec 05 2025 Application (25A658) granted by Justice Alito extending the time to file until February 11, 2026.
Feb 11 2026 Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 19, 2026)
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Mar 03 2026 Waiver of right of respondents Republican National Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Republican Party of Pennsylvania to respond filed.
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Mar 07 2026 Waiver of right of respondent Juniata County Board of Elections to respond filed.
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Mar 12 2026 Waiver of right of respondent Westmoreland County Board of Elections to respond filed.
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Mar 12 2026 Waiver of right of respondent Delaware County Board of Elections to respond filed.
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Mar 16 2026 Waiver of right of respondent Luzerne County Board of Elections and Registration to respond filed.
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Mar 16 2026 Waiver of right of respondent Philadelphia County Board of Elections to respond filed.
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Mar 16 2026 Brief amicus curiae of America First Legal Foundation filed. VIDED.
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Mar 16 2026 Motion for leave to file amici brief filed by Professor Michael T. Morley, et al. VIDED.
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Mar 17 2026 Waiver of right of respondent Lehigh County Board of Elections to respond filed.
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Mar 18 2026 Waiver of right of respondent Berks County Board of Elections to respond filed.
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Mar 19 2026 Waiver of right of respondent Bedford County Board of Elections, et al. to respond filed.
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Mar 19 2026 Waiver of right of respondents Bette Eakin, DSCC, DCCC, and AFT Pennsylvania to respond filed.
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Mar 19 2026 Waiver of right of respondent York County Board of Elections to respond filed.
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Mar 19 2026 Brief amici curiae of Kim Ward, President Pro Tempore of the Pennsylvania Senate, et al. filed.
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Mar 25 2026 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/17/2026.
Apr 01 2026 Response Requested. (Due May 1, 2026)
Apr 07 2026 Motion of Bette Eakin, DSCC, DCCC, and AFT Pennsylvania for an extension of time submitted.
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Attorneys
Attorneys for Petitioner
Daniel Barrett Mullen
Counsel of Record
Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General
1251 Waterfront Place, Mezzanine Level
Pittsburgh, PA 15222

dmullen@attorneygeneral.gov
Ph: (412) 235-9067
Party name: Commonwealth of Pennsylvania


Brett Thomas Graham
Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General
1600 Arch Street, Suite 300
Philadelphia, PA 19103

bgraham@attorneygeneral.gov
Ph: 267-530-0886
Party name: Commonwealth of Pennsylvania


Attorneys for Respondents
Jeffrey David Bukowski
Counsel of Record
Smith Bukowski, LLC
1050 Spring Street
Suite 1
Wyomissing, PA 19610-1725

jbukowski@smithbukowski.com
Ph: (610) 685-1600
Party name: Berks County Board of Elections


Joseph Matthias Cosgrove
Counsel of Record
Selingo Guagliardo LLC
345 Market Street
Kingston, PA 18704

jmcosgro@msn.com
Ph: 570-287-2400
Party name: Luzerne County Board of Elections and Registration


Ilana Hope Eisenstein
Counsel of Record
DLA Piper LLP (US)
1650 Market Street
Suite 5000
Philadelphia, PA 19103

ilana.eisenstein@dlapiper.com
Ph: 215-656-3300
Party name: Philadelphia County Board of Elections


Jonelle Harter Eshbach
Counsel of Record
York County Solicitor
28 East Market St
York, PA 17401

jeshbach@yorkcountypa.gov
Ph: 7178876053
Party name: York County Board of Elections


John Matthew Gore
Counsel of Record
Jones Day
51 Louisiana Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC 20001

JMGORE@JONESDAY.COM
Ph: 2028793930
Party name: Republican National Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Republican Party of Pennsylvania


Melissa Ann Guiddy
Counsel of Record
Westmoreland County Solicitor's Office
2 North Main Street Suite 103
Greensburg, PA 15601

mguiddy@westmorelandcountypa.gov
Ph: 7248303553
Party name: Westmoreland County Board of Elections


Uzoma Nkem Nkwonta
Counsel of Record
Elias Law Group LLP
250 Massachusetts Ave NW, Suite 400
Washington, DC 20001

UNKWONTA@ELIAS.LAW
Ph: 202-968-4517
Party name: Bette Eakin, DSCC, DCCC, and AFT Pennsylvania


James Manly Parks
Counsel of Record
Duane Morris LLP
30 S. 17th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103

JMParks@duanemorris.com
Ph: 215-979-1342
Party name: Delaware County Board of Elections


Catherine Meade Roseberry
Counsel of Record
Cnty. of Lehigh - Dept. of Law
17 S. Seventh Street
Allentown, PA 18101

catharineroseberry@lehighcounty.org
Ph: 6107823180
Party name: Lehigh County Board of Elections


Joseph Victor Schaeffer
Counsel of Record
Babst Calland Clements & Zomnir, P.C.
Two Gateway Center, Floor 6
603 Stanwix St.
Pittsburgh, PA 15222

jschaeffer@babstcalland.com
Ph: 412-325-3303
Party name: Bedford County Board of Elections, Carbon County Board of Elections, Centre County Board of Elections, Columbia County Board of Elections, Dauphin County Board of Elections, Huntingdon County Board of Elections, Indiana County Board of Elections, Jefferson County Board of Elections, Lawrence County Board of Elections, Lebanon County Board of Elections, Monroe County Board of Elections, Montour County Board of Elections, Northumberland County Board of Elections, Snyder County Board of Elections, Venango County Board of Elections


Donald K. Zagurskie
Counsel of Record
Juniata County Solicitor
117 Main St., P.O. Box
Mifflin, PA 17058

dzagurskie@juniataco.org
Ph: 717-436-8044
Party name: Juniata County Board of Elections


Other Attorneys
Christopher E. Mills
Counsel of Record
Spero Law LLC
557 East Bay Street #22251
Charleston, SC 29413

cmills@spero.law
Ph: 8436060640
Party name: America First Legal Foundation


Michael T. Morley
Counsel of Record
Florida State University Election Law Center
425 W. Jefferson Street
Tallahasee, FL 32306

michaelmorleyesq@hotmail.com
Ph: 8607783883
Party name: Professor Michael T. Morley and Florida State University Election Law Center


Zachary Michael Wallen
Counsel of Record
Chalmers, Adams, Backer & Wallen, LLC
301 South Hills Village Drive, Suite LL200-420
Pittsburgh, PA 15241

zwallen@chalmersadams.com
Ph: 4122000842
Party name: President Pro Tempore of the Pennsylvania Senate, Kim Ward, Majority Leader of the Pennsylvania Senate, Joe Pittman, and Republican Leader of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, Jesse Topper