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Supreme Court · SCOTUS
Bost v. Illinois Bd. of Elections
No. 24-568Supreme Court of the United States
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Official dispositionJudgment REVERSED and case REMANDED.
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- Decision date
- Jan 14, 2026
- Opinion author
- R
- October Term
- 2025
- Docket
- No. 24-568
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Judgment Issued.
- Court
- Supreme Court of the United States
- First seen
- Aug 10, 2026
- Last entry
- Feb 17, 2026
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Docket entry
Judgment REVERSED and case REMANDED. Roberts, C. J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Thomas, Alito, Gorsuch, and Kavanaugh, JJ., joined. Barrett, J., filed an opinion concurring in the judgment, in which Kagan, J., joined. Jackson, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Sotomayor, J., joined.
Docket entry
As a candidate for office, Congressman Bost has standing to challenge the rules that govern the counting of votes in his election. [607 U.S. 71]
Open court document ↗Docket entry
Argued. For petitioners: Paul D. Clement, Alexandria, Va.; and Michael Talent, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.) For respondents: Jane E. Notz, Solicitor General, Chicago, Ill.
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Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument GRANTED.
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Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioners GRANTED.
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Brief amici curiae of Bipartisan Former State Secretaries of State filed. (Distributed)
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Brief amici curiae of District of Columbia, et al. filed. (Distributed)
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Brief amicus curiae of Democratic Party of Illinois filed. (Distributed)
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Brief of respondents Illinois State Board of Elections, et al. filed.
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Record received electronically from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois and available with the Clerk.
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Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed.
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Record received from the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. The record is electronic and is available on PACER.
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Record requested from the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit.
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SET FOR ARGUMENT on Wednesday, October 8, 2025.
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Brief amici curiae of Members of Michigan Fair Elections Institute, et al. filed.
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Brief amici curiae of Restoring Integrity and Trust in Elections, et al. filed.
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Brief amici curiae of National Republican Congressional Committee, et al. filed.
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