USA v. Secretary Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
| UNITED STATES OF AMERICA |
| SECRETARY COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA |
| PENNSYLVANIA ALLIANCE FOR RETIRED AMERICANS, NICHOLAS MASTON, GREGORY PERRY, TODD THATCHER, JOEL DICKSON, TRISHA KENT, LIOR STERNFELD, JOHN THOMPSON, LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF PENNSYLVANIA, COMMON CAUSE, MIKE CROSSEY, AMERICA FIRST POLICY INSTITUTE, Pennsylvania, NATIONAL ASS'N FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF COLORED PEOPLE, NAACP PENNSYLVANIA STATE CONFERENCE and STACEY TAYLOR |
| 26-2684 |
| July 7, 2026 |
| U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit |
| Civil Rights Voting |
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| Filing 41 TEXT ORDER (Clerk) directing Attorney Joshua R. Zuckerman, Esq. for Appellant USA to submit 4 hard copies in white covers for the Appellant's Joint Appendix Volume I filed on 9/8/26. Due on or before 09/14/2026.This Order does not change the deadline for filing the next brief. (EAF) [Entered: 09/09/2026 03:33 PM] |
| Filing 40 HARD COPY RECEIVED from Appellant USA - Joint Appendix. Copies: 4. Volume 2 ONLY (EAF) [Entered: 09/09/2026 03:31 PM] |
| Filing 39 HARD COPY RECEIVED from Appellant USA - Brief. Copies: 7. (KEL) [Entered: 09/09/2026 01:12 PM] |
| Filing 38 ECF FILER: ELECTRONIC JOINT APPENDIX Volume I and II on behalf of Appellant USA. Certificate of service dated 09/08/2026 by ECF. --[Edited 09/09/2026 by EAF - Text edited to specify volumes] [26-2684] (JRZ) [Entered: 09/08/2026 02:45 PM] |
| Filing 37 ECF FILER: ELECTRONIC BRIEF on behalf of Appellant USA. Certificate of Service dated 09/08/2026 by ECF. [26-2684] (JRZ) [Entered: 09/08/2026 02:36 PM] |
| Filing 36 ECF FILER: ENTRY OF APPEARANCE from Joshua R. Zuckerman on behalf of Appellant(s) United States of America. [26-2684] (JRZ) [Entered: 09/08/2026 01:47 PM] |
| Filing 35 ECF FILER: ENTRY OF APPEARANCE from Gillian Cassell-Stiga on behalf of Appellee(s) National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, NAACP Pennsylvania State Conference, Stacey Taylor. [26-2684] (GC) [Entered: 09/03/2026 01:03 PM] |
| Filing 34 ECF FILER: ENTRY OF APPEARANCE from Witold J. Walczak on behalf of Appellee(s) Nicholas Maston; Gregory Perry; Todd Thatcher; Joel Dickson; Trisha Kent; Lior Sternfeld; John Thompson; The League of Women Voters of Pennsylvania; Common Cause. [26-2684] (WJW) [Entered: 09/03/2026 12:18 PM] |
| Filing 33 ECF FILER: ENTRY OF APPEARANCE from Kate Steiker-Ginzberg on behalf of Appellee(s) Nicholas Maston, Gregory Perry, Todd Thatcher, Joel Dickson, Trisha Kent, Lior Sternfeld, John Thompson, The League of Women Voters of Pennsylvania, and Common Cause. [26-2684] (KS) [Entered: 09/01/2026 01:50 PM] |
Filing 32
ORDER (FREEMAN, Circuit Judge) denying Motion filed by America First Policy Institute - Pennsylvania to proceed as intervenor in support of Appellant. Panel No.: ACO-116. Freeman, Authoring Judge. (LMR) [Entered: 08/20/2026 03:28 PM]
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| Filing 31 ECF FILER: Response filed by Appellee Secretary Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to motion. Certificate of Service dated 07/31/2026. [26-2684] (MJF) [Entered: 07/31/2026 03:39 PM] |
| Filing 30 NOTICE Pursuant to 3d Cir. L.A.R. 26.1, a document is timely filed if received by 5:00 p.m. ET on the last day for filing unless the Court sets a different time, the document has been submitted by an inmate pursuant to Fed. R. App. P. 25(a)(2)(A)(iii), or otherwise specified in L.A.R. 26.1 (LMR) [Entered: 07/29/2026 09:01 AM] |
| Filing 29 BRIEFING NOTICE ISSUED. Brief on behalf of Appellant United States of America due on or before 09/08/2026. Appendix due on or before 09/08/2026. (LMR) [Entered: 07/29/2026 08:59 AM] |
| Filing 28 ECF FILER: ENTRY OF APPEARANCE from Robert N. Weiner on behalf of Appellee(s) National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, NAACP Pennsylvania State Conference, Stacey Taylor. [26-2684] (RNW) [Entered: 07/22/2026 06:27 PM] |
| Filing 27 ECF FILER: Concise Summary of the Case filed by Appellant USA. [26-2684] (AB) [Entered: 07/21/2026 04:04 PM] |
| Filing 26 ECF FILER: Transcript Purchase Order Form (Part 1) filed by Appellant USA advising this court that no transcripts are available. [26-2684] (AB) [Entered: 07/21/2026 03:43 PM] |
| Filing 25 ECF FILER: CIVIL INFORMATION STATEMENT on behalf of Appellant USA. [26-2684] (AB) [Entered: 07/21/2026 03:36 PM] |
| Filing 24 ECF FILER: LETTER from Attorney Noah Bokat-Lindell, Esq. for Appellees NAACP, Pennsylvania State Conference of the NAACP and Stacey Taylor Notice of Intent to Participate in Appeal. Certificate of Service dated 07/21/2026. Service made by ECF. [26-2684] (NB) [Entered: 07/21/2026 01:20 PM] |
| Filing 23 ECF FILER: Motion filed by America First Policy Institute - PA to proceed as intervenor in support of Appellant/Petitioner. Certificate of Service dated 07/21/2026. [26-2684] (WSZ) [Entered: 07/21/2026 09:39 AM] |
| Filing 22 ECF FILER: ENTRY OF APPEARANCE from Noah B. Bokat-Lindell on behalf of Appellee(s) National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, NAACP Pennsylvania State Conference, Stacey Taylor. [26-2684] (NB) [Entered: 07/20/2026 03:27 PM] |
| Filing 21 ECF FILER: ENTRY OF APPEARANCE from Michael J. Fischer on behalf of Appellee(s) Secretary of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. [26-2684] (MJF) [Entered: 07/17/2026 03:02 PM] |
| Filing 20 ECF FILER: ENTRY OF APPEARANCE from Theresa J. Lee on behalf of Appellee(s) Nicholas Maston, Gregory Perry, Todd Thatcher, Joel Dickson, Trisha Kent, Lior Sternfeld, John Thompson, The League of Women Voters of Pennsylvania, and Common Cause. [26-2684] (TJL) [Entered: 07/15/2026 11:16 AM] |
| Filing 19 ECF FILER: ENTRY OF APPEARANCE from Tori A. Shaw on behalf of Intervenor(s) Pennsylvania Alliance for Retired Americans and Mike Crossey. [26-2684] (TAS) [Entered: 07/14/2026 11:53 AM] |
| Filing 18 ECF FILER: ENTRY OF APPEARANCE from Branden D. Lewiston on behalf of Intervenor(s) Pennsylvania Alliance for Retired Americans and Mike Crossey. [26-2684] (BDL) [Entered: 07/14/2026 11:51 AM] |
| Filing 17 ECF FILER: Notice of Intent to Participate in Appeal filed by Appellees Pennsylvania Alliance for Retired Americans and Mike Crossey. Certificate of Service dated 07/10/2026. Service made by ECF. [26-2684] (UNN) [Entered: 07/10/2026 12:14 PM] |
| Filing 16 ECF FILER: DISCLOSURE STATEMENT on behalf of Appellee Pennsylvania Alliance for Retired Americans. [26-2684] (UNN) [Entered: 07/10/2026 11:39 AM] |
| Filing 15 ECF FILER: ENTRY OF APPEARANCE from Timothy J. Ford on behalf of Intervenor(s) Pennsylvania Alliance for Retired Americans and Mike Crossey. [26-2684] (TJF) [Entered: 07/10/2026 10:26 AM] |
| Filing 14 ECF FILER: LETTER from Attorney Benjamin D. Geffen, Esq. for Appellees Common Cause, Joel Dickson, Trisha Kent, League of Women Voters of Pennsylvania, Nicholas Maston, Gregory Perry, Lior Sternfeld, Todd Thatcher and John Thompson Response to Clerk's Order [4], notifying Court of the Maston Intervenors' intent to participate in the appeal in support of the Secretary of State for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Certificate of Service dated 07/09/2026. Service made by ECF. [26-2684] (BDG) [Entered: 07/09/2026 05:20 PM] |
| Filing 13 ECF FILER: ENTRY OF APPEARANCE from Sophia Lin Lakin on behalf of Appellee(s) Nicholas Maston, Gregory Perry, Todd Thatcher, Joel Dickson, Trisha Kent, Lior Sternfeld, John Thompson, The League of Women Voters of Pennsylvania, and Common Cause. [26-2684] (SLL) [Entered: 07/09/2026 09:33 AM] |
| Filing 12 ECF FILER: ENTRY OF APPEARANCE from David N. Goldman on behalf of Appellant(s) United States of America. [26-2684] (DNG) [Entered: 07/08/2026 08:04 PM] |
| Filing 11 ECF FILER: ENTRY OF APPEARANCE from Andrew G. Braniff on behalf of Appellant(s) United States of America. [26-2684] (AB) [Entered: 07/08/2026 05:44 PM] |
| Filing 10 ECF FILER: ENTRY OF APPEARANCE from Benjamin D. Geffen on behalf of Appellee(s) Nicholas Maston, Gregory Perry, Todd Thatcher, Joel Dickson, Trisha Kent, Lior Sternfeld, John Thompson, The League of Women Voters of Pennsylvania, and Common Cause. [26-2684] (BDG) [Entered: 07/08/2026 04:23 PM] |
| Filing 9 ECF FILER: ENTRY OF APPEARANCE from Olivia Mania on behalf of Appellee(s) Nicholas Maston, Gregory Perry, Todd Thatcher, Joel Dickson, Trisha Kent, Lior Sternfeld, John Thompson, The League of Women Voters of Pennsylvania, and Common Cause. [26-2684] (OM) [Entered: 07/08/2026 02:19 PM] |
| Filing 8 ECF FILER: ENTRY OF APPEARANCE from Ari Savitzky on behalf of Appellee(s) Nicholas Maston, Gregory Perry, Todd Thatcher, Joel Dickson, Trisha Kent, Lior Sternfeld, John Thompson, The League of Women Voters of Pennsylvania, and Common Cause. [26-2684] (AJS) [Entered: 07/08/2026 11:30 AM] |
| Filing 7 ECF FILER: ENTRY OF APPEARANCE from Jacob D. Shelly on behalf of Intervenor(s) Pennsylvania Alliance for Retired Americans and Mike Crossey. [26-2684] (JDS) [Entered: 07/07/2026 05:04 PM] |
| Filing 6 ECF FILER: ENTRY OF APPEARANCE from Uzoma N. Nkwonta on behalf of Intervenor(s) Pennsylvania Alliance for Retired Americans and Mike Crossey. [26-2684] (UNN) [Entered: 07/07/2026 05:01 PM] |
| Filing 5 ECF FILER: ENTRY OF APPEARANCE from Aimee D. Thomson on behalf of Appellee(s) Secretary of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. [26-2684] (ADT) [Entered: 07/07/2026 04:59 PM] |
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Filing 4
ORDER (Clerk) The District Court granted Pennsylvania Alliance for Retired Americans, Mike Crossey, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, NAACP Pennsylvania State Conference, Stacey Taylor, Nicholas Maston, Gregory Perry, Todd Thatcher, Joel Dickson, Trisha Kent, Lior Sternfeld, John Thompson, the League of Women Voters of Pennsylvania, and Common Cause leave to intervene as defendants. These intervenors are directed to advise this Court within fourteen (14) days of the date of this order if they will participate in the appeal in support of the Secretary of State for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. [Please open the attachment for the full text of the Order] It is noted that the District Court denied America First Policy Institute Pennsylvania (AFPI) leave to intervene as a plaintiff. If AFPI wishes to participate in this appeal, it must file a motion to intervene, not a notice of participation. That motion and any response will then be submitted to the Court for consideration. (LMR) [Entered: 07/07/2026 10:33 AM]
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| Filing 3 RECORD available on District Court CM/ECF. (LMR) [Entered: 07/07/2026 10:29 AM] |
| Filing 2 NOTICE Pursuant to 3d Cir. L.A.R. 26.1, a document is timely filed if received by 5:00 p.m. ET on the last day for filing unless the Court sets a different time, the document has been submitted by an inmate pursuant to Fed. R. App. P. 25(a)(2)(A)(iii), or otherwise specified in L.A.R. 26.1 (LMR) [Entered: 07/07/2026 10:28 AM] |
| Filing 1 CIVIL CASE DOCKETED. Notice filed by Appellant USA in District Court No. 2:25-cv-01481. (LMR) [Entered: 07/07/2026 10:27 AM] |
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