Morning Jolt: Election 2020’s Endgame

Today on the menu: States are certifying their votes, and Trump’s legal team is in turmoil.

The 2020 Election Starts to Wind Down

Michigan and Pennsylvania are set to certify their election results today, and Nevada is scheduled to do the same tomorrow.

Saturday night, U.S. district judge Matthew W. Brann threw out the Trump campaign's lawsuit seeking to prevent the certification of Pennsylvania's vote tallies and to reject the vote tallies from Allegheny, Centre, Chester, Delaware, Philadelphia, Montgomery, and Northampton counties. Judge Brann concluded that the Trump campaign did not have standing to bring the case, failed to prove a violation of the equal-protection laws, and contended the campaign's argument, "like Frankenstein's Monster, has been haphazardly stitched together from two distinct theories in an attempt to avoid controlling precedent." Brann dismissed the case "with prejudice," which sounds forceful or emphatic but legally means the case is dismissed permanently and cannot be resubmitted. Nonetheless, the decision was about as thorough and sweeping a rejection as a judge could possibly write. Our Andy McCarthy offers his legal assessment here. ...

WITH JIM GERAGHTY November 23 2020 WITH JIM GERAGHTY November 23 2020 Election 2020's Endgame Today on the menu: States are certifying their votes, and Trump’s legal team is in turmoil. The 2020 Election Starts to Wind Down Michigan and Pennsylvania are set to certify their election results today, and Nevada is scheduled to do the same tomorrow. Saturday night, U.S. district judge Matthew W. Brann threw out the Trump campaign's lawsuit seeking to prevent the certification of Pennsylvania's vote tallies and to reject the vote tallies from Allegheny, Centre, Chester, Delaware, Philadelphia, Montgomery, and Northampton counties. Judge Brann concluded that the Trump campaign did not have standing to bring the case, failed to prove a violation of the equal-protection laws, and contended the campaign's argument, "like Frankenstein's Monster, has been haphazardly stitched together from two distinct theories in an attempt to avoid controlling precedent." Brann dismissed the case "with prejudice," which sounds forceful or emphatic but legally means the case is dismissed permanently and cannot be resubmitted. Nonetheless, the decision was about as thorough and sweeping a rejection as a judge could possibly write. Our Andy McCarthy offers his legal assessment here. ...   READ MORE

ADVERTISEMENT Facebook supports updated internet regulations We support updated internet regulations to set clear rules for today's toughest challenges and hold companies, including Facebook, accountable for: Combating foreign election interference Protecting people's privacy Enabling safe and easy data portability between platforms Read more Trending on National Review 1. Meet the in-laws, &c. 2. Here Comes the Biden Blame Game 3. Stubborn Facts Facing Biden on Iran Top Stories Michael Brendan Dougherty Out of Syria and Afghanistan, Not to Mention Somalia? If Trump wants to take more victory laps and have a few more accomplishments to wave in the face of future GOP ... NEWS Chris Christie: Trump Legal Team a 'National Embarrassment' Christie called on the president's team to share any evidence of voter fraud that they have. NEWS AstraZeneca, Oxford Coronavirus Vaccine Up to 90 Percent Effective The vaccine becomes the third to show promising results in late-stage trials. PODCASTS Episode 88: Steve Singiser / Living... Episode 327: War Lord by... PHOTOS Hong Kong Junk Boat Tour Ski Jumping World Cup VIDEO Goldman Sachs Says... The WHO No Longer... NRPLUS ARTICLES Why California Republicans Stopped... A Teacher's Defense of Betsy DeVos Today's analysis defines tomorrow. NRPLUS subscribers get the most out of National Review. Don't miss out. SEE MY OPTIONS ADVERTISEMENT Follow Us & Share 19 West 44th Street, Suite 1701, New York, NY, 10036, USA Your Preferences | Unsubscribe | Privacy View this e-mail in your browser.