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Case Details
Donald J. Trump for President Inc. v. Benson
Closed
Donald J. Trump for President Inc. v. Benson, No. 1:20-cv-01083 (W.D. Mich.) |
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| Case Summary | Plaintiff, the Trump campaign, alleged that Wayne County and the Secretary of State violated the Michigan Election Code by purportedly not permitting challengers to observe the conduct of the election and the processing of ballots and pre-dating ballots that were not eligible to be counted. | |
| Filed | 11/11/2020 | |
| State | Michigan | |
| Type of Court | Federal | |
| Circuit | Sixth Circuit | |
| Status | Closed | |
| Last Updated | 05/13/2021 | |
| Issue Tag(s) | Vote-by-Mail (Poll Observer Access, Other Vote-by-Mail Issue) Date defects |
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| Complaint(s) | 11/11/2020: Complaint filed. | |
| Dispositive Ruling(s) | 11/19/2020: Other, Voluntarily dismissed. | |
