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Pirkle v. Wolf
Closed
Pirkle v. Wolf, No. 4:20-cv-02088-MWB (M.D. Penn.) |
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| Case Summary | Plaintiffs, Pennsylvania voters, cite the complaint in Trump v. Boockvar and promised forthcoming data-backed analysis to allege that several counties violated voters' Fourteenth Amendment rights by counting "illegal votes." As remedy, plaintiffs seek to bar results from those counties, incluing Philadelphia county, in the tabulation of the state's final vote count. | |
| Filed | 11/10/2020 | |
| State | Pennsylvania | |
| Type of Court | Federal | |
| Circuit | Third Circuit | |
| Status | Closed () | |
| Last Updated | 11/17/2020 | |
| Issue Tag(s) | Vote-by-Mail (Signature Verification Standards, Poll Observer Access) In-Person Voting COVID Concern (ID/Documentation Requirements) |
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| Complaint(s) | 11/10/2020: Complaint filed. | |
| Dispositive Ruling(s) | 11/16/2020: Order/Ruling, Voluntarily dismissed. | |
