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Withdrawn Efforts to Enjoin Certification of 2020 Presidential Election Results in Michigan

Robert Timothy Reagan
November 3, 2023

Donald J. Trump for President v. Benson (1:20-cv-1083), Bally v. Whitmer (1:20-cv-1088), and Johnson v. Benson (1:20-cv-1098) (Janet T. Neff, W.D. Mich.)
Three federal lawsuits filed to enjoin certification of 2020 presidential election results in Michigan were withdrawn soon after they were filed. In one, the district judge ruled on intervention motions and a motion to strike a false statement in the voluntary-dismissal notice.
Subject: Voting irregularities. Topics: Enjoining certification; intervention; election errors; special master.

One of many Case Studies in Emergency Election Litigation.

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Tags:
Election Litigation | Election Errors | Enjoining Certification | Intervention | Voting Irregularities | Emergency Proceedings | Special Masters | U.S. District Courts | W.D. Mich.