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supreme court declined On Monday, another Long alleges the 2020 election is a scam plagued by a Utah man who is trying to remove hundreds of elected officials, including President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris. I heard about the shot lawsuit.
of case It had been dismissed by lower courts for a variety of reasons, including lack of jurisdiction. However, as he marks the second anniversary of the January 6, 2021 uprising, the incident has become a right-wing point of contention. .
This coincidental timing was the result of the US Attorney General’s decision to waive the government’s right to respond on the matter on November 23 last year, automatically adding it to last Friday’s list. He expressed his belief that the Attorney General’s decision not to get involved in the case would not be taken seriously by a judge.
“This is a frivolous case that took less than a light-year to actually get the court’s attention,” said Steve Vladek, a CNN Supreme Court analyst and professor at the University of Texas Law School. .
Former Arkansas Republican Governor Mike Huckabee mistakenly wrote substack post In December, the court said it “agreed to be heard” in the case, offering the relief sought by the accused Lalande Branson.
“The only reason it wasn’t on anyone’s radar is that the fact that former Gov. Huckabee said the judge was considering it at the Jan. 6 meeting has some deep substantive significance. ” said Bradek.
CNN reported last week that Capitol Police stepped up security around the Supreme Court and Capitol buildings ahead of the Jan. 6 anniversary, and that the agency is monitoring protests related to the incident.