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Supreme Court rejects Texas lawsuit in Donald Trump’s bid to undo US election loss
The US Supreme Court has brought an abrupt end to a long-shot lawsuit filed by Texas and backed by President Donald Trump seeking to throw out voting results in four states, dealing him a crushing setback in his quest to undo his election loss to president-elect Joe Biden.
Key points:
- The case was filed on Tuesday by the Republican Attorney-General in Texas
- The four states in question asked the justices to reject the lawsuit
- State election officials have said they found no evidence of fraud
The justices in a brief order rejected the bid by Texas to file the extraordinary challenge targeting Georgia, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin directly with the Supreme Court, as is allowed in some instances of litigation between states under a legal…
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