Not a constitutional expert, but could it be the stay was denied, but the issues in this case may be considered in light of others coming up to the court? The case is still listed under pending cases as you said.
Yes. And several cases, not all, listed under that section, ‘Cases Pending’, give direction as to what the petitioner can do relating to a portion of their case. Donofrio’s ‘Petition for Writ of Certiorari’ was not denied. Look below under ‘Certiorari Denied’. Donofrio is not listed. It looks to me like they denied a portion of the relief he requested. The stay he asked for concerning the SOS giving the electoral votes to BO was denied. The Writ, the re-examination of the lower court ruling was not denied.