WASHINGTON — On December 11th, the Supreme Court rejected a Texas lawsuit asking the court to consider allegations of voting fraud in the 2020 general presidential election concerning results in four battleground states. This signified that the court will likely not hear any suits pertaining voting irregularities.
In a brief unsigned order, the court expressed Texas lacked the legal standing to pursue the case, stating it “has not demonstrated a judicially cognizable interest in the manner in which another state conducts its elections.”
This was joined by another another order, declining a similar request from Pennsylvania Republicans.
The Texas lawsuit challenged procedures in four states: Georgia, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. 17 states joined Texas in filing the suit: Missouri, Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah and West Virginia. A
Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich (R) filed a separate brief, supporting the case.
Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. issued a separate statement, joined by Justice Clarence Thomas. Justice Alito wrote, “In my view, we do not have discretion to deny the filing of a bill of complaint in a case that falls within our original jurisdiction. See Arizona v. California, 589 U.S. (Feb. 24, 2020) (Thomas, J., dissenting). I would therefore grant the motion to file the bill of complaint but would not grant other relief, and I express no view on any other issue.”
This statement alludes that Justice Alito and Thomas would have allowed the suit to be filed; however, were overruled by the remaining justices on the Supreme Court.
