Supreme Court Rejects Trump's Latest Lawsuit Challenging Joe Biden's Win
The US Supreme Court rejected a bid by Texas' attorney general to block the ballot of voters in battleground states that favoured President-elect Joe Biden.
According to The Hill, the dismissal of the Texas-led lawsuit was the most significant legal setback suffered by the Republican legal campaign.
The lawsuit was filed by Texas Attorney, a staunch supporter of Trump, seeking to invalidate the election results of Pennsylvania, Michigan, Georgia and Wisconsin. Following this, 18 states had joined the state to halt presidential electors in the four states.
An amicus brief was filed by the attorneys general of seventeen states where President Donald Trump was projected as the winner - Missouri, Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah and West Virginia.
This comes as the US President continues to repeatedly question the legitimacy of Biden's win, accusing fraud and impropriety in the elections, and seeking recounts in several states, despite election officials in battleground states having already certified the President-elect's victory in the presidential polls.
Meanwhile, the dismissal of the Texas lawsuit came as no surprise to Joe Biden's campaign team.
“The Supreme Court has decisively and speedily rejected the latest of Donald Trump and his allies’ attacks on the democratic process. This is no surprise — dozens of judges, election officials from both parties, and Trump's own attorney general have dismissed his baseless attempts to deny that he lost the election,” said campaign spokesperson Michael Gwin.
“President-elect Biden's clear and commanding victory will be ratified by the Electoral College on Monday, and he will be sworn in on Jan. 20," Gwin added.
The High Court ruling specifically points out that Texas did not have the legal right to litigate over how other states conduct their elections.
“Texas has not demonstrated a judicially cognizable interest in the manner in which another State conducts its elections,” the ruling states. “All other pending motions are dismissed as moot.”
It is pertinent to note that Mr Trump has been filling a number of cases making claims of manipulation and fraud in the election process. However, he has failed to exhibit substantial evidence in support of his contentions. The Election College will certify the election results on Monday to seal Biden's win. It will be interesting to see what happens next as Trump's legal team eyes the District Courts to challenge his defeat.
"There's nothing that prevents us from filing these cases immediately in the district court in which the president, of course, would have standing, some of the electors would have standing in that their constitutional rights have been violated," Rudy Giuliani, Trump's attorney said in an interview.
"We're not finished... Believe me," he concluded.
