The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit in Pennsylvania on Friday (Nov. 27) dismissed a lawsuit filed by President Donald Trump’s campaign. Lawyers for Trump’s team said the move would expedite the case’s appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit in Pennsylvania on Friday (Nov. 27) dismissed a lawsuit filed by President Donald Trump’s campaign. Lawyers for Trump’s team said the move will expedite the case’s appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court.
The Pennsylvania court’s decision Friday will send the case to the U.S. Supreme Court. The case is cited in Donald J. Trump For President, Inc. v. Boockvar (District Court: 4:20-cv-02078; Court of Appeals: 20-3371).
In response, Jenna Ellis, legal counsel to the Trump team, and Rudy Giuliani, head of the legal team, wrote, “The case will go to the U.S. Supreme Court!” “Pennsylvania’s activist justice apparatus continues to cover up allegations of massive fraud. We are grateful for the opportunity to present evidence and facts to the state legislature.”
The Third Circuit Court of Appeals’ dismissal was authored by a three-judge panel, which said, “There is no federal law that requires poll watchers to be specific about where they must live or how close they can stand while votes are being counted.”
“Nor does federal law dictate whether or not to count ballots that slightly touch on state law flaws, or to allow voters to correct those flaws. Those are issues of state law, not for us to try. And the earlier lawsuit has dismissed those claims.”
According to the Trump team’s allegations, mail ballots were handled separately in Pennsylvania’s Democratic deep-blue counties, in contrast to Republican counties. The team also noted that some observers were prevented from watching the ballots being counted and could not witness the process to dispute any alleged fraud or irregularities.
At a Nov. 25 hearing of the Pennsylvania Senate Republican Policy Committee, several witnesses, including from Philadelphia, said election officials forced them at times to stand as much as 200 feet from the counting area. During the meeting, Ellis and Giuliani suggested to state senators that they should vote against the state’s certified election results.
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