(CNN) The Republican National Committee and Wisconsin Republicans on Saturday asked the Supreme Court to freeze a lower court opinion that extends the state's absentee ballot deadline, giving voters an extra six days to submit their ballots from Election Day to April 13. The emergency filing marks the first coronavirus-related petition that the justices will review since the pandemic gripped the country. Although the Supreme Court's doors are closed to the public, the justices are still working remotely. They asked the court to act "no later than Monday, April 6." After the petition was filed, Justice Brett Kavanaugh, who has jurisdiction over the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals, asked for a response by 2 p.m. on Sunday.

Source: CNN April 04, 2020 23:03 UTC