Judge dismisses Gohmert's election suit against Pence
By John Kruzel - 01/01/21 08:19 PM EST
A federal judge on Friday dismissed a bid by Rep. Louie Gohmert (Texas) and other Republicans that sought to endow Vice President Pence with the legal authority to effectively overturn President-elect Joe Biden’s electoral win.
In his ruling, Texas-based U.S. District Judge Jeremy Kernodle, a Trump appointee, said the GOP plaintiffs lacked standing. The judge found that Gohmert suffered no legally recognizable injury.
The other plaintiffs, a group of Arizona Republicans who self-identify as an alternate “slate†of pro-Trump electors, could not link their supposed injury to Pence, he reasoned.
“Because neither Congressman Gohmert nor the nominee-electors have standing here, the court is without subject matter jurisdiction to address†their lawsuit, Kernodle wrote in his ruling. “The court therefore dismisses the case without prejudice.â€
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