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How a conservative Supreme Court nobly upheld conservatism

14 December 2020

6:11 PM

14 December 2020

6:11 PM

It appears the United States Supreme Court has snuffed out Donald Trump’s last chance to save his Presidency. This is ironic since probably Trump’s most important legacy is the current composition of the Court. It will almost certainly be his most enduring one. 

The US State of Texas lodged a lawsuit with the Supreme Court against the States of Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, Georgia and Michigan on the grounds that they altered electoral rules in contravention of the Constitution, which gives legislatures the power to make electoral rules, not State judiciaries or officials. A number of other States joined the Texas action.

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