The Supreme Court on Monday rejected a bid from the former President Trump
Donald TrumpUS, South Korea agree on troop cost-sharing Graham: Trump can make GOP bigger, stronger, or he ‘can destroy it’ Biden nominates female generals whose promotions were reportedly delayed under Trump MORE to overturn his Wisconsin election loss and dismiss the former president’s latest pending appeal over the results of the 2020 election.
In an unsigned order with no outspoken dissent, the judges declined to file Trump’s lawsuit alleging that Wisconsin election officials violated the constitution by expanding the number of absentee votes amid the global coronavirus pandemic .
Judges’ move ended Trump’s scattering and ineffective legal campaign to overthrow President Biden
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Trump sued in Wisconsin more than a month after Biden won the state by just over 20,000 votes.
His lawsuit alleged that policies put in place by the Wisconsin Election Commission to reduce the spread of the coronavirus – such as setting up drop boxes for absentee ballots – have illegally taken over the state legislature’s sole power over electoral rules.
When he filed the lawsuit in late December, Trump had asked the court to speed up a review of his case ahead of Congress’ January 6 meeting to certify the results, a request the judges denied.
That joint congressional session was later interrupted when a violent pro-Trump mob broke into the Capitol. Trump’s comments to the mob just before the riot fueled his second impeachment in the House. He was later acquitted in the Senate.
The court’s rejection of Trump’s appeal on Monday means that fewer than four judges agreed to hear his case.
Several of the court’s more conservative judges had previously expressed an interest in addressing questions about what the constitution says about how electoral power is allocated within states.
As usual, however, the judges did not give the public a complete picture of how they voted on the petition or their reasoning on Monday.
Some jurists believe that the January 6 uprising in the Capitol prevented the court from addressing disputes related to the 2020 election over concerns that it could fuel false claims by Trump and his allies that the election results were illegal.
Updated at 10:56 AM