Supreme Court Rejects Texas-Led Election Lawsuit Seeking To Overturn Biden Win

Stefani Reynolds / Getty ImagesThe US Supreme Court is seen on Dec. 11, 2020, in Washington, D.C. (Stefani Reynolds / Getty Images)

By The Associated Press
Published December 10, 2020 at 3:00pm

The Supreme Court on Friday rejected a lawsuit backed by President Donald Trump to overturn Joe Biden’s election victory.

The court’s order was its second this week rebuffing Republican requests for it get involved in the 2020 election outcome.

The justices turned away an appeal from Pennsylvania Republicans on Tuesday.

The Electoral College meets Monday to formally elect the next president.

Trump had called the lawsuit filed by Texas against Georgia, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin “the big one.”

In a brief order, the court said Texas does not have the legal right to sue those states because it “has not demonstrated a judicially cognizable interest in the manner in which another State conducts its elections.”

Justices Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas, who have said previously the court does not have the authority to turn away lawsuits between states, said they would have heard Texas’ complaint.

But they would not have done as Texas wanted and set aside those four states’ 62 electoral votes for Biden.

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Eighteen other states, 126 GOP members of Congress and Trump himself joined Texas in calling on the justices to take up the case that sought to stop electors from casting their votes for Biden.

The four states sued by Texas had urged the court to reject the case. They were backed by another 22 states and the District of Columbia.

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