A Trump supporter in Pennsylvania shows his faith in the system REUTERSThe lawsuit argued that a Pennsylvania law from 2019 allowing universal mail-in voting was unconstitutionalThe US state of Pennsylvania's supreme court dismissed another legal challenge to the election by supporters of President Donald Trump on Saturday, further reducing his already near-impossible odds of overturning the results. The court dismissed both claims in a unanimous decision, calling the second one an "extraordinary proposition that the court disenfranchise all 6.9 million Pennsylvanians who voted in the general election." The lawsuit argued that a Pennsylvania law from 2019 allowing universal mail-in voting was unconstitutional. Also read: In fresh blow to Trump, US court rejects Pennsylvania election caseSaturday's decision follows a long line of similar ones, including a ruling the day before in which a federal appeals court flatly dismissed Trump's claim that the election was unfair and refused to freeze Biden's win in Pennsylvania. Trump has refused to give up on his claims of fraud in the November 3 election despite his repeated court defeats, tweeting bizarre conspiracy theories and vowing to continue his legal fight.
Source: Dhaka Tribune November 29, 2020 02:48 UTC