The move follows the Pennsylvania state supreme court's rejection Saturday of a suit challenging expanded mail-in voting in the key northeastern state. In the motion filed Thursday the top US court is not asked to rule on the merits of the case at this point. The court is expected to respond quickly in writing and is not obliged to explain whatever ruling it makes. Also Read - In fresh blow to Trump, US court rejects Pennsylvania election caseThe Trump campaign and Trump allies have filed a flurry of lawsuits in battleground states that he lost, seeking to overturn the results. The Supreme Court is considered unlikely to risk its reputation by getting involved in the Pennsylvania suit, which would not change the overall outcome of the election anyway.

Source: Dhaka Tribune December 04, 2020 05:15 UTC