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Feehan v. Wisconsin Elections Commission
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Feehan v. Wisconsin Elections Commission, No. 2:20-cv-1771 (E.D. Wis.) |
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| Case Summary | Plaintiff, a Republican presidential elector for the state of Wisconsin, alleged that the Wisconsin Elections Commission violated the Election Code. Plaintiff alleged that defendant used the Dominion voting system; directed clerks not to remove individuals from the list of those who registered as confined to home; permitted ballot certificates without addresses; and, on October 19, directed clerks to fill in missing ballot information. Plaintiff asserted that defendant's actions violated the Elections and Electors Clauses, and that the election results must either be de-certified or certified for Trump. | |
| Filed | 12/01/2020 | |
| State | Wisconsin | |
| Type of Court | Federal | |
| Circuit | Seventh Circuit | |
| Status | Closed | |
| Last Updated | 05/12/2021 | |
| Issue Tag(s) | Vote-by-Mail (Claim that Mail Voting Leads to Fraud and/or Vote Dilution) Authority To Act (Elections Clause, Electors Clause) |
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| Complaint(s) | 12/01/2020: Complaint filed. | |
| Dispositive Ruling(s) | 12/09/2020: Order/Ruling, The court held that it lacked the jurisdiction to grant the relief the remaining plaintiff seeks : "federal judges do not appoint the president in this country." Primarily, the court held that the plaintiff lacked Article III standing to sue in federal court over a state election claim. But the court went on to dismiss the claims on the additional basis of mootness. | |
In re William Feehan, No. 20-859 (S. Ct.) |
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| Case Summary | Plaintiff, a Republican presidential elector for the state of Wisconsin, alleged that the Wisconsin Elections Commission violated the Election Code. Plaintiff alleged that defendant used the Dominion voting system; directed clerks not to remove individuals from the list of those who registered as confined to home; permitted ballot certificates without addresses; and, on October 19, directed clerks to fill in missing ballot information. Plaintiff asserted that defendant's actions violated the Elections and Electors Clauses, and that the election results must either be de-certified or certified for Trump. The lower court dismissed for lack of standing and for mootness. | |
| Filed | 12/15/2020 | |
| State | Wisconsin | |
| Type of Court | Federal | |
| Circuit | US Supreme Court | |
| Status | Closed | |
| Last Updated | 05/12/2021 | |
| Issue Tag(s) | Vote-by-Mail (Claim that Mail Voting Leads to Fraud and/or Vote Dilution) Authority To Act (Electors Clause, Elections Clause) |
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| Dispositive Ruling(s) | 12/15/2020: Appellant Brief | |
| 03/01/2021: Order/Ruling | ||
