Supreme Court Won't Hear Texas Lawsuit if Filed Differently
The Claim
The Supreme Court said it would hear the Texas lawsuit aiming to overturn the 2020 presidential election results in four battleground states if the suit gets refiled as a “motion to file the bill of complaint."
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After the Supreme Court rejected the Texas lawsuit that asked for an emergency order to nullify the ballots in Georgia, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, rumors began circulating on social media that the Supreme Court would rehear the case if it were filed differently.
Misbar’s Analysis
The Misbar team has determined that the claim is false. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit asking the Supreme Court for an emergency order to nullify the ballots in Georgia, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. The suit claimed that the four states had election procedures that violated laws and aimed to block state electors from casting their votes in the Electoral College. The suit was rejected by the Supreme Court.
The rumor circulating social media suggests that the lawsuit was rejected due to how it was filed and that they indicated they would rehear the case if refiled differently. The Supreme Court denied the motion due to a “lack of standing under Article III of the Constitution,” saying that Texas “has not demonstrated a judicially cognizable interest in the manner in which another State conducts its elections.” The order does not cite how the case was filed as reasons for it being rejected.
The Electoral College confirmed Biden’s victory over Trump 306-232.
