Missouri’s attorney general filed an amicus motion Wednesday afternoon in support of Texas, joined by counterparts from 16 other states: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah and West Virginia.
The 23-page motion urges the Supreme Court to hear Texas’ allegations, arguing that they are not meddling in other states’ internal affairs, just protecting the value of their own electors. They cite the risk of fraud from expanded mail balloting and the “unconstitutional encroachment” by courts and governors in violation of the Constitution, which refers to state legislatures setting the rules for choosing presidential electors.
“States have a strong interest in ensuring that the votes of their own citizens are not diluted by the unconstitutional administration of elections in other States,” they argued.
| No. 22O155 | |
| Title: | Texas, Plaintiff v. Pennsylvania, et al. |
| Docketed: | December 8, 2020 |
| Lower Ct: |
| DATE | PROCEEDINGS AND ORDERS |
| Dec 07 2020 | Motion for leave to file a bill of complaint filed. |
| Motion for Leave to File a Bill of ComplaintCertificate of Word CountProof of Service | |
| Dec 07 2020 | Motion to expedite filed by plaintiff Texas. |
| Main Document | |
| Dec 07 2020 | Motion for preliminary injunction and temporary restraining order or, alternatively, for stay and administrative stay filed by plaintiff Texas. |
| Main DocumentProof of ServiceOther | |
| Dec 08 2020 | Response to the motion for leave to file a bill of complaint and to the motion for a preliminary injunction and temporary restraining order or, alternatively, for stay and administrative stay requested, due Thursday, December 10, by 3 pm. |
| Dec 09 2020 | Amicus brief of State of Missouri submitted. |
| Main DocumentCertificate of Word CountProof of Service | |
| Dec 09 2020 | Motion to Intervene of Donald J. Trump, President of the United States submitted. |
| Main DocumentOtherProof of Service | |
| Dec 09 2020 | Motion of Carter Phillips, et al. for leave to file amicus brief submitted. |
| Main DocumentCertificate of Word CountProof of Service | |
| Dec 09 2020 | Amicus brief of Constitutional Attorneys submitted. |
| Main DocumentCertificate of Word CountProof of Service | |
| Dec 09 2020 | Motion of State of Arizona and Mark Brnovich, Arizona Attorney General for leave to file amicus brief submitted. |
| Main DocumentProof of ServiceCertificate of Word Count |
| NAME | ADDRESS | PHONE |
| Attorneys for Plaintiff | ||
| Ken Paxton Counsel of Record | Attorney General of Texas P.O. Box 12548 (MC 059) Austin, TX 78711-2548 kenneth.paxton@oag.texas.gov | 512-936-1414 |
| Party name: State of Texas | ||
| Attorneys for Respondents | ||
| John Bartley DeLone Counsel of Record | Attorney General’s Office Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General -Appellate Litigation Section 15th Floor, Strawberry Square Harrisburg, PA 17120 jdelone@attorneygeneral.gov | 717-783-3226 |
| Party name: Commonwealth of Pennsylvania | ||
| Thomas Charles Bellavia Counsel of Record | Wisconsin Department of Justice 17 W. Main Street PO Box 7857 Madison, WI 53707-7857 bellaviatc@doj.state.wi.us | 6083337519 |
| Party name: State of Wisconsin | ||
| Other | ||
| D. John Sauer Counsel of Record | Office of the Attorney General Supreme Court Building, 207 West High Street P.O. Box 899 Jefferson City, MO 65102 john.sauer@ago.mo.gov | 573-751-3321 |
| Party name: State of Missouri | ||
| John C. Eastman Counsel of Record | One University Drive Orange, CA 92866 jeastman@chapman.edu | 714-628-2587 |
| Party name: Donald J. Trump, President of the United States | ||
| Richard Douglas Bernstein Counsel of Record | 1875 K Street, N.W. Washington, DC 20006 rbernsteinlaw@gmail.com | 3017752064 |
| Party name: Carter Phillips, et al. | ||
| John Allen Eidsmoe Counsel of Record | One Dexter Avenue Montgomery, AL 36064 eidsmoeja@juno.com | 3343241812 |
| Party name: Constitutional Attorneys | ||
| Brunn Wall Roysden III Counsel of Record | Office of the Arizona Attorney General 2005 N. Central Ave. Phoenix, AZ 85004 beau.roysden@azag.gov | 602-542-5025 |
| Party name: State of Arizona and Mark Brnovich, Arizona Attorney General |
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