SCOTUS again denies relief 4-4 in Pennsylvania late ballot case, Barrett doesn’t participate in decision
on October 28, 2020
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Readers wondered whether Amy Coney Barrett joining the Supreme Court would end the 4-4 deadlock, with CJ Roberts joining with the liberals, preventing SCOTUS from reversing the Pennsylvania Supreme Court order that ballots without a verifiable postmark could still be counted. I cautioned against optimism:





