No. 25-967

Pennsylvania v. Bette Eakin, et al.

Lower Court: Third Circuit
Docketed: 2026-02-17
Status: Pending
Type: Paid
Tags: anderson-burdick-test election-law first-amendment fourteenth-amendment mail-in-ballots voting-rights
Latest Conference: N/A
Related Cases: 25-962 (Vide)
Question Presented (from Petition)

Does Pennsylvania's requirement that mail-in voters provide a handwritten date when signing a preprinted declaration on a ballot return envelope violate the First or Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether Pennsylvania's requirement that mail-in voters provide a handwritten date when signing a preprinted declaration on a ballot return envelope violates the First or Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution?

Docket Entries

2026-02-11
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 19, 2026)
2025-12-05
Application (25A658) granted by Justice Alito extending the time to file until February 11, 2026.
2025-12-01
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.

Attorneys

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Daniel Barrett MullenPennsylvania Office of Attorney General, Petitioner
Brett Thomas GrahamPennsylvania Office of Attorney General, Petitioner