The much-anticipated U.S. election fraud appeal, Texas v. 4 States, has formed a clear partisan divide on Thursday (Dec. 10). Those who have taken a stand in favor of Texas are all Republican states, while those who support the four swing states are by and large all Democratic states.
As of 4 p.m. Thursday, the latest developments in the Supreme Court’s Texas v. 4 states case include: the defendant 4 states have filed party briefs within the time limit, another 22 states, mainly Democrats, have filed non-party briefs in support of the 4 defendant states; while 6 of the 18 Republican states supporting the plaintiff Texas formally filed motions to join on Thursday; there are still 6 Republican states left in the nation that have not yet stated their support or non-support for the lawsuit.
Texas v. 4 States Brief
Texas sued four swing states – Georgia, Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin – on Dec. 8, alleging that state officials acted unconstitutionally in the 2020 election.
Texas says the appeal of the four states’ illegal changes to election laws resulted in large numbers of mail-in ballots without proper ballot integrity measures in place. The lawsuit argues that the resulting irregularities cast doubt on the ultimate outcome of the election.
“The integrity of the election process is sacrosanct, and it binds our citizens to the states of this republic.” Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said in a statement that “Georgia, Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin have undermined that trust and compromised the security and integrity of the 2020 election.”
Texas accused the four states of unconstitutionally changing their election laws, failing to treat voters fairly and loosening measures to regulate ballot integrity, triggering major voting irregularities.
Missouri, 6 other states formally file intervention motions in support of Texas
Six U.S. states formally filed motions with the Supreme Court on Thursday (Dec. 10) to join an election lawsuit filed in Texas earlier this week. The six states are Missouri, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina and Utah.
In a motion to intervene filed Thursday, the six states said they have a stake in the case and could be harmed by the disposition of the lawsuit, so they asked to join the lawsuit and be adequately represented.
The motion says the attorney general of each state is best suited to represent the interests of that state and its people.
On Wednesday afternoon (9), 17 Republican states, led by Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt, filed an amicus brief with the Supreme Court in support of Texas’ lawsuit aimed at delaying the appointment of presidential electors in four swing states.
Arizona also filed an amicus brief with the Supreme Court on Wednesday night in support of Texas.
Some of those 18 Republican states were among those that filed motions to join with the Supreme Court on Thursday.
The 18 states are Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, West Virginia and Arizona.
Washington, D.C., and 22 other states filed briefs in support of the defendants
On Thursday afternoon, another 22 states, primarily Democratic, filed amicus briefs with the Supreme Court, stating their support for the four swing states.
The 22 states and D.C. are: California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Guam, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Washington and Washington, DC.
At press time, Republican attorneys general from six states – Alaska, Idaho, Kentucky, New Hampshire, Ohio and Wyoming – had not yet filed pro-Texas briefs or motions to join the case.
The Trump campaign filed a motion to join the Texas case on Dec. 9.
The Supreme Court set a deadline of 3 p.m. Dec. 10 for defendants to file objections to the court taking the case. At this time, the defendant 4 states have filed party briefs.
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