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Wisconsin Voters Alliance v. Pence
Closed
Wisconsin Voters Alliance v. Pence, No. 1:20-cv-03791-JEB (D.D.C.) |
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| Case Summary | Plaintiffs Wisconsin Voters Alliance, Pennsylvania Voters Alliance, Georgia Voters Alliance, Election Integrity Fund, and Arizona Election Integrity Alliance alleged that the Electoral Count Act violates Article II of the Constitution, impermissibly disempowering state legislatures in post-election certification matters. Plaintiffs sought an injunction barring the Vice President and Congress from counting the electoral votes. | |
| Filed | 12/22/2020 | |
| State | District Columbia | |
| Type of Court | Federal | |
| Circuit | D.C. Circuit | |
| Status | Closed | |
| Last Updated | 05/12/2021 | |
| Issue Tag(s) | Authority To Act (Electors Clause, Elections Clause) | |
| Complaint(s) | 12/22/2020: Complaint filed. | |
| Dispositive Ruling(s) | 01/04/2021: Order/Ruling, The court held that plaintiffs' votes were counted and that plaintiffs lack standing as they have articulated only a generalized grievance. As to the merits, that "the suit rests on a fundamental and obvious misreading of the Constitution," the district court found it lacked authority to overrule the Supreme Court, and that plaintiffs "readily acknowledge that their position also means that the Supreme Court’s decisions in Bush v. Gore, 531 U.S. 98 (2000), and Texas v. Pennsylvania, No. 155 (Orig.), 2020 WL 7296814 (U.S. Dec. 11, 2020), 'are in constitutional error.'" | |
