Reality Check: Trump's threats to democracy are going nowhere in court

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Trump lawyers have argued for the widescale disenfranchisement of voters, including in Pennsylvania. So far, they have failed to convince the nation’s courts.

The Supreme Court rejected one of the cases from Pennsylvania Tuesday with a single sentence. That high court action came with no explanation, yet it reinforced a pattern of lower court judges spurning a series of baseless appeals.

The frivolous lawsuits reflect Trump’s enduring disregard for democratic values and further threaten to infect the American psyche by ceaselessly casting doubt on a fair election that Joe Biden won.
While the Supreme Court was silent in that regard Tuesday, other federal and state judges have penned warnings about the Trump campaign’s affront to public trust in elections. The opportunity for further appeals is dwindling, as Tuesday marked a “safe harbor” deadline for state certification of election tallies.

“Free, fair elections are the lifeblood of our democracy. Charges of unfairness are serious. But calling an election unfair does not make it so. Charges require specific allegations and then proof. We have neither here,” US appellate Judge Stephanos Bibas wrote last month, rejecting a Trump challenge to votes in Pennsylvania.
 
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