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WASHINGTON, D.C., February 22, 2021 (LifeSiteNews) — The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected thee Trump campaign’s challenge to last-minute changes in Pennsylvania, suggesting the election being over renders the issue “moot” and disregarding the ramifications of such rule changes for future elections.
BREAKING: The Supreme Court has denied Trump’s Pennsylvania election challenge as moot pic.twitter.com/xiqmV9nGrc
— Breaking911 (@Breaking911) February 22, 2021
At issue was the Pennsylvania Supreme Court’s decision to allow election officials to count mail ballots that arrived up to three days after Election Day 2020. The U.S. Supreme Court voted 4-4 on whether to issue a stay of that ruling, falling short of the majority needed to block it.
“The Pennsylvania Constitution requires in-person voting, except in narrow and defined circumstances,” Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) argued in December. “Late last year, the Pennsylvania Legislature passed a law that purported to allow universal mail-in voting, notwithstanding the Pennsylvania Constitution’s express prohibition. This appeal argues that Pennsylvania cannot change the rules in the middle of the game.”
Justices Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito, and Neil Gorsuch were the only dissenters
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