On June 6, the U.S. Supreme Court will consider whether to hear Pappas v Farr, 12-1080. This is a California election contest case. In 2008, two candidates ran against each other for Santa Barbara County Supervisor. The final results were close (806 vote difference, 2%), and Steven Pappas believed election administration errors had cost him the race. He filed an election contest. The California state courts ruled that the election returns were accurate, and then awarded over $500,000 in attorneys fees against Pappas. Pappas has now asked the U.S. Supreme Court to set aside the attorneys fees award.

Here is the Pappas opening brief; here is the opposition brief; and here is the Pappas response.