Republican Party of Pennsylvania v. Degraffenreid

Summary

The Court denied both petitions for certiorari without explaining its reasons or deciding the constitutional merits, dismissed the intervention motions as moot, and granted the amicus-filing motions. Justice Thomas dissented, arguing that the Court should resolve whether nonlegislative officials may alter legislatively prescribed federal election rules and that the dispute was capable of repetition yet evading review. Justice Alito, joined by Justice Gorsuch, separately dissented, likewise urging review and arguing that the constitutional question remained live under that mootness exception despite completion of the 2020 election.