US Supreme Court dismisses Texas suit challenging election result

Washington (AFP) – The US Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a bid by Texas to overturn the results of the presidential election, which Republican Donald Trump lost to Democrat Joe Biden, in a fresh setback for the president. The longshot suit lodged late Tuesday against four states key in the November 3 vote — Michigan, Georgia, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin — challenged Biden’s victory in each of the four.  But the Supreme Court justices said Texas — which voted for Trump — “has not demonstrated a judicially cognizable interest in the manner in which another State conducts its elections.” Th…

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