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BigmanPigman

(51,640 posts) Fri Dec 11, 2020, 07:35 PM Dec 2020

CNN reporting SCOTUS is rejecting the TX complaint.

"Lack of standing for TX" and all requests are blocked and a shut down by SCOTUS. Alito and Thomas dissented in part.

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CNN reporting SCOTUS is rejecting the TX complaint. (Original Post) BigmanPigman Dec 2020 OP

Yes! True Blue American Dec 2020 #1

Yes!! Seeing it now! AllyCat Dec 2020 #2

Thank God. PCIntern Dec 2020 #3

"A huge slap" says Wolf! UTUSN Dec 2020 #4

Thank goodness. dawg day Dec 2020 #5

Scotus order Yonnie3 Dec 2020 #6

Beautiful!!! bluestarone Dec 2020 #7

Should have been 9-0, rather than 7-2 Raven123 Dec 2020 #8

Doesn't matter. Alito and Thomas think they have to hear all cases between The Velveteen Ocelot Dec 2020 #12

Dissented. There's not much "decent" about Alito or Thomas, but in this case The Velveteen Ocelot Dec 2020 #9

Thank you...that was bugging me and spell check said it was correct. BigmanPigman Dec 2020 #11

Supreme Court rejects Texas lawsuit struggle4progress Dec 2020 #10

True Blue American

(17,994 posts)

1. Yes!

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Fri Dec 11, 2020, 07:36 PM

Dec 2020

AllyCat

(16,235 posts)

2. Yes!! Seeing it now!

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Fri Dec 11, 2020, 07:37 PM

Dec 2020

On the chyron.

PCIntern

(25,601 posts)

3. Thank God.

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Fri Dec 11, 2020, 07:37 PM

Dec 2020

UTUSN

(70,762 posts)

4. "A huge slap" says Wolf!

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Fri Dec 11, 2020, 07:38 PM

Dec 2020

dawg day

(7,947 posts)

5. Thank goodness.

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Fri Dec 11, 2020, 07:39 PM

Dec 2020

That would have truly been a constitutional crisis, if the Supreme Court decided to intervene.

Yonnie3

(17,500 posts)

6. Scotus order

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Fri Dec 11, 2020, 07:40 PM

Dec 2020

Link to tweet

bluestarone

(17,067 posts)

7. Beautiful!!!

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Fri Dec 11, 2020, 07:40 PM

Dec 2020

Raven123

(4,884 posts)

8. Should have been 9-0, rather than 7-2

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Fri Dec 11, 2020, 07:40 PM

Dec 2020

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,899 posts)

12. Doesn't matter. Alito and Thomas think they have to hear all cases between

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Fri Dec 11, 2020, 07:42 PM

Dec 2020

two states because the court has original and exclusive jurisdiction over disputes between two states. It doesn't mean they'd have ruled in Texas' favor.

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,899 posts)

9. Dissented. There's not much "decent" about Alito or Thomas, but in this case

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Fri Dec 11, 2020, 07:40 PM

Dec 2020

it doesn't mean much because those two have always been of the opinion that the court is obligated to hear all cases arising under their original and exclusive jurisdiction (like disputes between two states). It doesn't mean they'd have found in Texas' favor.

BigmanPigman

(51,640 posts)

11. Thank you...that was bugging me and spell check said it was correct.

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Fri Dec 11, 2020, 07:42 PM

Dec 2020

struggle4progress

(118,379 posts)

10. Supreme Court rejects Texas lawsuit

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Fri Dec 11, 2020, 07:40 PM

Dec 2020

Updated: December 11, 2020 - 6:34 PM

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday rejected a Texas lawsuit seeking to overturn President Trump’s defeat in four battleground states ...

https://www.wsbtv.com/news/trending/us-supreme-court-rejects-texas-lawsuit/SRSJR7OXAJHMLKSSXHOATQ3LKQ/

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