Supreme Court Shuts Door On Texas Suit Seeking To Overturn Election

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, seen here alongside President Trump in Dallas in June, sued four states that Biden carried in the general election, claiming their changes to election procedures during the pandemic violated federal law.

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Updated at 4:53 AM ET on Saturday

The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday night rejected an eleventh hour challenge to Joe Biden’s election as president.

The court’s action came in a one-page order, which said the complaint was denied “for lack of standing.”