Texas Attorney General Ken … by Lucas Daniel Smith
The state of Texas on Tuesday filed an election lawsuit in the US Supreme Court against Pennsylvania, Georgia, Michigan, and Wisconsin, alleging that the states unconstitutionally changed election laws, treated voters unequally, and triggered significant voting irregularities by relaxing ballot-integrity measures.
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Texas Asks Supreme Court to Rule Election in Four Battleground States Unconstitutional
The Epoch Times
by Ivan Pentchoukov
December 7th, 2020
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4 States Back Texas in Supreme Court Suit
The Epoch Times
by NTD Television
December 9th, 2020
Attorneys general for Arkansas, Alabama, Missouri, and Louisiana say they support a motion put forward by Texas. The motion asks the nation’s top court for permission to sue Pennsylvania, Georgia, Michigan, and Wisconsin over election integrity.
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Read more at: https://www.theepochtimes.com/4-states-back-texas-in-supreme-court-suit_3611458.html
Looks like Missouri has filed an Amicus brief in the case earlier today. Docs at:
https://www.supremecourt.gov/docket/docketfiles/html/public/22o155.html
More filings on the docket:
Dec 09 2020 – Motion to Intervene of Donald J. Trump, President of the United States submitted.
Dec 09 2020 – Motion of Carter Phillips, et al. for leave to file amicus brief submitted.
Dec 09 2020 – Amicus brief of Constitutional Attorneys submitted.
Dec 09 2020 – Motion of State of Arizona and Mark Brnovich, Arizona Attorney General for leave to file amicus brief submitted.
17 States Urge Supreme Court to Review Texas Bid Challenging Election Results in 4 States
The Epoch Times
by Janita Kan
December 9th, 2020
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The states supporting the Texas suit, all of which have Republican attorneys general, are Missouri, Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, and West Virginia.
Texas is hoping to obtain a declaration from the Supreme Court that the four states conducted the 2020 election in violation of the Constitution. It is also asking the court to prohibit the count of the Electoral College votes cast by the four states. For the defendant states that have already appointed electors, it asks the court to direct the state legislatures to appoint new electors, in line with the Constitution.
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Read more at: https://www.theepochtimes.com/17-states-urge-supreme-court-to-review-texas-bid-to-challenge-election-in-battleground-states_3610837.html
Pennsylvania House Leaders File Brief to Support Texas in Supreme Court Lawsuit Against Pennsylvania
The Epoch Times
by Jack Phillips
December 10th, 2020
Pennsylvania’s House speaker and majority leader on Thursday filed an amici curiae brief with the Supreme Court against the state of Pennsylvania and in favor of Texas’s lawsuit against the commonwealth and three other states.
A brief (pdf) filed by Pennsylvania House Speaker Bryan Cutler and Majority Leader Kerry Benninghoff, both Republicans, requests that the Supreme Court “carefully consider the procedural issues and questions raised by the Plaintiff concerning the administration of the 2020 General Election in Pennsylvania.”
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Read more at: https://www.theepochtimes.com/pennsylvania-house-leaders-file-brief-to-support-texas-in-supreme-court-lawsuit-against-pennsylvania_3613557.html
December 11, 2020 the US Supreme Court says:
The State of Texas’s motion for leave to file a bill of complaint is denied for lack of standing under Article III of the Constitution. Texas has not demonstrated a judicially cognizable interest in the manner in which another State conducts its elections. All other pending motions are dismissed as moot. Statement of Justice Alito, with whom Justice Thomas joins: 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.
https://www.supremecourt.gov/docket/docketfiles/html/public/22o155.html