On April 21, the Illinois State Board of Elections notified the U.S. Supreme Court that it does not plan to file a brief in Stevo v Keith. If the state were to file such a brief, the brief would explain why the Court should not hear the case. Generally, appellees don’t bother to file such briefs with the U.S. Supreme Court. If the Court wants such a brief, the Court will notify Illinois to please file one. Stevo v Keith is the lawsuit challenging the number of signatures needed for an independent candidate for U.S. House. The 7th circuit had upheld the law and Stevo is appealing to the U.S. Supreme Court. The case number is 08-1187.