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The three Democrat-chosen members of the Supreme Court removed themselves from a lawsuit against them as justices over their decision not to take on a challenge to the 2020 election results filed by an activist. The high court eventually turned down the lawsuit.
In a recent unsigned order, the three justices, Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan, and Ketanji Brown Jackson, mentioned recusal requirements for not participating in the case since they were named parties. The activist, Roland J. Brunson, from Utah, filed the lawsuit arguing that the justices aren’t protected from the lawsuit as a lower court previously decided.
Democratic-appointed justices recuse from lawsuit filed over their rejection of 2020 election case – https://t.co/pLYnyFR8KZ – @washtimes
— Alex Swoyer (@ASwoyer) June 4, 2024
Mr. Brunson claimed that the justices violated their oath of office and accused them of aiding enemies of the Constitution, which he described as an act of treason. He previously sued over 300 federal officials, including President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris, former Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, and former Vice President Mike Pence, over not investigating alleged election fraud during the 2020 election.
The Supreme Court declined to hear that case, which led to Mr. Brunson’s latest lawsuit against the liberal part of the court. The justices, represented by the U.S. Solicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar, chose not to respond to the filing, according to the Supreme Court docket.
The case, known as Brunson v. Sotomayor, required the approval of four justices for oral arguments to have been permitted.
