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The U.S. Supreme Court yesterday dismissed the lawsuit filed by Texas that sought to overturn Joe Biden’s election victory in four battleground states.
President Donald Trump called the case “the big one,” and 126 of the 196 Republicans in the House supported the action.
But the court wasted no time in turning the case down, while noting that “Texas has not demonstrated a judicially cognisable interest in the manner in which another state conducts its elections.”
Two of the justices, Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito, noted the court had no authority to refuse a case filed on its original docket, where one state files to sue another.
Both however said they would not have granted Texas any other relief and expressed no view on any of the issues raised in the lawsuit.
So the ruling was essentially a unanimous rejection of the Texas claims.
Reacting to the ruling, Trump tweeted late yesterday night. “The Supreme Court really let us down. No Wisdom, No Courage!”
President-elect Joe Biden’s team welcomed the news, calling it an end to the president’s baseless legal battle.
“The Supreme Court has decisively and speedily rejected the latest of Donald Trump and his allies’ attacks on the democratic process,” said campaign spokesman Mike Gwin in a statement.
“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,” he said.
“President-elect Biden’s clear and commanding victory will be ratified by the Electoral College on Monday, and he will be sworn in on January 20th,” the statement adds.
Supporters of the Trump campaign saw the Texas suit as their best hope for derailing a victory for Biden before the actual presidential vote is cast by the Electoral College on Monday.
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