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Wisconsin high court declines to hear Trump election lawsuit
Associated Press ^ | 12/3/2020 | SCOTT BAUER

Posted on 12/03/2020 11:01:04 AM PST by Kevin C

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Supreme Court on Thursday refused to hear President Donald Trump’s lawsuit attempting to overturn his loss to Democrat Joe Biden in the battleground state, saying the case must first wind its way through lower courts.

The legal defeat was the latest in a string of losses for Trump’s post-election lawsuits. Judges in multiple battleground states have rejected his claims of fraud or irregularities.

Trump had asked the Wisconsin Supreme Court to disqualify more than 221,000 ballots in the state’s two biggest Democratic counties, alleging irregularities in the way absentee ballots were administered. His lawsuit echoed claims that were earlier rejected by election officials in those counties during a recount that barely affected Biden’s winning margin of about 20,700 votes.

Trump had wanted the conservative-controlled Wisconsin Supreme Court to take the case directly, saying there wasn’t enough time to wage the legal battle by starting first with a lower court given the looming Dec. 14 date when presidential electors cast their votes. But attorneys for Gov. Tony Evers and the state Department of Justice argued the law required the lawsuit to start with lower courts.

The court ruled 4-3 against Trump, with swing Justice Brian Hagedorn joining three liberal justices in denying the petition. The order said Trump can file in circuit court.

(Excerpt) Read more at apnews.com ...


TOPICS: Government; Politics/Elections; US: Wisconsin
KEYWORDS: 2020; biden; itsover; realitysettingin; trump; wisconsin
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1 posted on 12/03/2020 11:01:04 AM PST by Kevin C
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To: Kevin C

Procedural - they want him to start in circuit court.


2 posted on 12/03/2020 11:02:55 AM PST by Fido969 (,i.)
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To: Kevin C

Seems to be a pattern. Don’t know about Wisconsin’s SP judges, but in PA, they are 5-2 Dem hacks.


3 posted on 12/03/2020 11:02:56 AM PST by Ikemeister
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To: Kevin C

There is only one explanation for all these state court denials. CHINESE$$$$$$$


4 posted on 12/03/2020 11:03:55 AM PST by BigEdLB (All animals are equal, but some are more equal than others-George Orwell)
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To: Kevin C

I think we should all agree not to post AP articles even if the kernel of the article is factually accurate.


5 posted on 12/03/2020 11:04:03 AM PST by KevinB (Quite literally, whatever the Left touches it ruins.)
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To: Ikemeister

Wisconsin is supposedly 4-3R. Actually looks like 3D 3R 1Rino


6 posted on 12/03/2020 11:04:58 AM PST by BigEdLB (All animals are equal, but some are more equal than others-George Orwell)
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To: Ikemeister

Last SC election was stolen as well, election fraud has been around in WI for a LONG time. And Hagedorn is our “RINO Roberts”.


7 posted on 12/03/2020 11:06:07 AM PST by Indy Pendance
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8 posted on 12/03/2020 11:06:29 AM PST by Red Badger (Democrats cheat. ... It's what they do. ... GUARANTEED! ... Even if it's not necessary!....)
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To: Fido969

Of course, delay delay delay.


9 posted on 12/03/2020 11:07:17 AM PST by D Rider ( )
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To: Kevin C
...and the inaction will undermine the public’s confidence in elections.

The public's confidence in elections is pretty much shot, regardless of whether the Wisconsin Supreme Court had taken the case or not.

10 posted on 12/03/2020 11:07:23 AM PST by Lower Deck
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To: Fido969

Running out the clock on Trump.


11 posted on 12/03/2020 11:15:11 AM PST by tennmountainman ( Liberals Are Baby Killers)
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To: Kevin C
The more accurate title should be :

Wisconsin high court declines to hear Trump election lawsuit until the lower courts hear it


12 posted on 12/03/2020 11:17:14 AM PST by SeekAndFind
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To: Lower Deck
The public's confidence in elections is pretty much shot, regardless of whether the Wisconsin Supreme Court had taken the case or not.

Not only a loss in confidence in the election process but in the Republicans as well. At least the Rats fight, the pubbies just scurry to the darkness.

13 posted on 12/03/2020 11:18:07 AM PST by bertmerc1 (Conservative Buddhist)
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To: Fido969

They seek to run the clock out.

Corruption in defense of corruption.


14 posted on 12/03/2020 11:18:55 AM PST by a fool in paradise (Who built the cages, Joe?)
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To: Kevin C

Trump should hand deliver each one of his cases to the Supreme Court.


15 posted on 12/03/2020 11:27:01 AM PST by Meatspace
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To: Kevin C
The Trump team expediting their case to the WI SC was appropriate. It is an important case. The evidence is pretty clear. Their are time limits. Sending it the lower court first is thus inappropriate.

Apparently, at least one R Justice is corrupt and wants to help run out the clock.

16 posted on 12/03/2020 11:28:36 AM PST by FreeReign
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To: Kevin C

Time to start rounding up traitors.


17 posted on 12/03/2020 11:28:37 AM PST by jetson (chiwowa)
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To: FreeReign
run-Out-the-Clock-Situation
18 posted on 12/03/2020 11:30:48 AM PST by timestax
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To: KevinB

Sorry, I didn’t notice any factual errors in this article.


19 posted on 12/03/2020 11:32:37 AM PST by Kevin C
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To: Kevin C

The two political parties are SCUM and should be outlawed.


20 posted on 12/03/2020 11:36:24 AM PST by hank ernade
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