The US Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected a bid by Pennsylvania Republicans to nullify President-elect Joe Biden's victory in the Keystone State, dealing another blow to the long-shot legal effort by President Trump and his allies to overturn the election in the courts.

The Tuesday order, which was unsigned and included no noted dissents, came ahead of the midnight “safe harbor” deadline, which provides states a kind of immunity from congressional oversight into election results that are certified in time.

The justices’ move leaves intact Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf’s (D) late November certification of Biden’s victory in a state he won by more than 81,000 votes.
It also represents the latest in a lengthy string of defeats for Trump and his allies amid their increasingly implausible legal campaign, which is largely premised on unsupported claims that the election results are invalid due to widespread fraud.

Among the plaintiffs in the Supreme Court petition were Trump ally Rep. Mike Kelly (R-Pa.).

The challengers’ original complaint, filed in Pennsylvania state court late last month, sought to strike down an expanded mail-in ballot policy that Pennsylvania put in place in 2019 after it was passed by the state's GOP-held legislature.

Biden won three of every four mail-in ballots cast in the state, according to an analysis of Pennsylvania Department of State data by The Philadelphia Inquirer.

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court tossed the case late last month, citing the litigants' undue delay in bringing the challenge, prompting the petition to the U.S. Supreme Court.

Attorneys for Kelly and the other Pennsylvania Republicans argued that the top state court had violated their due process and other constitutional guarantees.
Lawyers representing the state of Pennsylvania countered that the lawsuit was meritless and cautioned the justices against granting relief.

“No court has ever issued an order nullifying a governor's certification of presidential election results,” they argued in a brief. “The loss of public trust in our constitutional order resulting in this kind of judicial power would be incalculable.”

The emergency application was addressed to Justice Samuel Alito, who handles emergency petitions from Pennsylvania and the surrounding region. Alito could have acted on the request alone, but instead referred the matter to the full court. The court’s denial means that fewer than five justices supported the GOP bid.

The court’s denial came just hours after Trump expressed hope that the Supreme Court would embrace his dubious claims of having won the election.

“Let’s see whether or not somebody has the courage, whether it’s a legislator or legislatures, or whether it’s a justice of the Supreme Court or a number of justices of the Supreme Court,” Trump said during a coronavirus vaccine summit. “Let’s see if they have the courage to do what everybody in this country knows is right.”

Earlier Tuesday the state of Texas filed a lawsuit in the Supreme Court against four battleground states in an effort to overturn Biden’s win.

Election law experts who predicted Kelly’s case would be dismissed by the court offered a similar prognostication in the Texas lawsuit.

“I may need to take back what I said about Rep. Kelly’s [Pennsylvania] suit being the dumbest case I’ve ever seen filed on an emergency basis at the Supreme Court,” Rick Hasen, a law professor at the University of California Irvine, wrote on the Election Law Blog. “This new one from the indicted Texas AG Ken Paxton probably should win that prize

flemsy15:
I used to think US elections were 100 percent transparent and have no need for questioning

flemsy15:
I used to think US elections were 100 percent transparent and have no need for questioning

Freestainworld:
Trump losing the more, bad advisers are destroying his reputation if he still got one now.

vixpal:
The US Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected a bid by Pennsylvania Republicans to nullify President-elect Joe Biden's victory in the Keystone State, dealing another blow to the long-shot legal effort by President Trump and his allies to overturn the election in the courts.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9W-ZNqQB1pY

The Tuesday order, which was unsigned and included no noted dissents, came ahead of the midnight “safe harbor” deadline, which provides states a kind of immunity from congressional oversight into election results that are certified in time.
The justices’ move leaves intact Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf’s (D) late November certification of Biden’s victory in a state he won by more than 81,000 votes.
It also represents the latest in a lengthy string of defeats for Trump and his allies amid their increasingly implausible legal campaign, which is largely premised on unsupported claims that the election results are invalid due to widespread fraud.

Among the plaintiffs in the Supreme Court petition were Trump ally Rep. Mike Kelly (R-Pa.).

The challengers’ original complaint, filed in Pennsylvania state court late last month, sought to strike down an expanded mail-in ballot policy that Pennsylvania put in place in 2019 after it was passed by the state's GOP-held legislature.



Biden won three of every four mail-in ballots cast in the state, according to an analysis of Pennsylvania Department of State data by The Philadelphia Inquirer.

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court tossed the case late last month, citing the litigants' undue delay in bringing the challenge, prompting the petition to the U.S. Supreme Court.

Attorneys for Kelly and the other Pennsylvania Republicans argued that the top state court had violated their due process and other constitutional guarantees.
Lawyers representing the state of Pennsylvania countered that the lawsuit was meritless and cautioned the justices against granting relief.

“No court has ever issued an order nullifying a governor's certification of presidential election results,” they argued in a brief. “The loss of public trust in our constitutional order resulting in this kind of judicial power would be incalculable.”

The emergency application was addressed to Justice Samuel Alito, who handles emergency petitions from Pennsylvania and the surrounding region. Alito could have acted on the request alone, but instead referred the matter to the full court. The court’s denial means that fewer than five justices supported the GOP bid.


The court’s denial came just hours after Trump expressed hope that the Supreme Court would embrace his dubious claims of having won the election.

“Let’s see whether or not somebody has the courage, whether it’s a legislator or legislatures, or whether it’s a justice of the Supreme Court or a number of justices of the Supreme Court,” Trump said during a coronavirus vaccine summit. “Let’s see if they have the courage to do what everybody in this country knows is right.”

Earlier Tuesday the state of Texas filed a lawsuit in the Supreme Court against four battleground states in an effort to overturn Biden’s win.

Election law experts who predicted Kelly’s case would be dismissed by the court offered a similar prognostication in the Texas lawsuit.

“I may need to take back what I said about Rep. Kelly’s [Pennsylvania] suit being the dumbest case I’ve ever seen filed on an emergency basis at the Supreme Court,” Rick Hasen, a law professor at the University of California Irvine, wrote on the Election Law Blog. “This new one from the indicted Texas AG Ken Paxton probably should win that prize


https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/529334-supreme-court-rejects-gop-bid-to-nullify-biden-win-in-pennsylvania

flemsy15:
I used to think US elections were 100 percent transparent and have no need for questioning

flemsy15:
I used to think US elections were 100 percent transparent and have no need for questioning

Johnnyessence:
The US Supreme Court has just accepted and will hear the
lawsuit that the State of Texas is taking against Pennsylvania,
Georgia, Michigan and Wisconsin for electoral fraud !!
GREAT DAY !!

flemsy15:
I used to think US elections were 100 percent transparent and have no need for questioning

Johnnyessence:
The US Supreme Court has just accepted and will hear the
lawsuit that the State of Texas is taking against Pennsylvania,
Georgia, Michigan and Wisconsin for electoral fraud !!
GREAT DAY !!

Johnnyessence:


Rushing To Judgement And Media Gaslighitng.
Guys, do not let the mainstream media gaslight you concerning
the SCOTUS case filed by some Republicans in Pennsylvania.
Note that this is separate from the one filed by Texas now
joined by other States (more on that later).
The media is now GASLIGHTING people that the SCOTUS has
thrown out the case of these Republicans. They are
desperately doing their best to dampen the spirit of
Republicans.
That is simply not true. The case is still alive and well before
SCOTUS.
Yes, the SCOTUS has DENIED a big ask made by the
Republicans to "overturn" the election result in the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
The Apex Court denied the "emergency injunctive relief"
because it was too radical and would be unprecedented for a
Court to "overturn" the result of an election. But you need to
know that the substantive case is STILL PENDING before the
Court because it has not been heard on the merit.
The injunctive relief was denied by Justice Alito (and not by
the Full Court). Justice Alito denied the injunctive relief to
pave way for a determination of the case on the merit.
See photos 1 and 2 attached below.
Photo 2 is the injunctive relief denied.
In other words, for emphasis, the substantive case has not
been thrown out. Senator Ted Crus will still get to argue before
SCOTUS.
See this link to show that it is still on the Court's schedule;
https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=
%2Fdocket%2Fdocketfiles%2Fhtml%2Fpublic%2F20a98.html
Interestingly, the Republican Plaintiffs in their Appeal have
also asked the SCOTUS to ADVISE THEM ON OTHER RELIEFS
THAT MAY BE AVAILABLE TO THEM.
That general prayer or ask is what we should watch out for.
What reliefs would the SCOTUS be willing to grant if their case
succeeds on the merit?
SCOTUS could rule that the case succeeds on the merit and
then restore power to appoint Pennsylvania Electors back to
the Pennsylvania Legislature as per the US Constitution under
the Electors Clause instead of the Pennsylvania Secretary of
State.
Guys, this case is not over!
Immediately the news broke that SCOTUS has thrown out the
case in its entirety, I knew something wasn't right.
Why would SCOTUS accept to hear the case on the merit,
docket it and then dismiss it without a hearing?
It just didn't make any sense.
It didn't make sense because it never happened.
The case is still pending. The Court merely denied one radical
injunctive relief preliminarily. Period.
More information to come on the new States that joined Texas
in their lawsuit at the SCOTUS.

Johnnyessence:
Senate resolution to recognize Joe Biden as the real
president-elect failed to pass.
The Inaugural Committee voted down a resolution by House
Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-MD) on Tuesday naming
Democrat presidential nominee Joe Biden president-elect,
with all three Republican members voting against it.