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What Role Could The Supreme Court Play In The Election?

Sharif Khan
What Role Could The Supreme Court Play In The Election?
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Though Joe Biden has been declared the winner of the 2020 presidential race, a variety of mitigating factors – the coronavirus pandemic, mail-in ballots, delays in vote counts – have mired the election in uncertainty. As the final vote tally in pivotal battleground states remains separated by a hair’s width, President Trump and his team have alleged election fraud and stated their intention of taking things “to the courts.” While there is a dearth of evidence to prove foul play at the moment, here’s how the Supreme Court may play the necessary role of arbitrator in the final stages of this deeply contentious election. 

State legislatures vs. federal courts

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