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Participants in Texas v. Pennsylvania

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  Plaintiff (Texas)
  Defendants (WI, MI, PA, GA)
  States with attorneys general filing brief in support of Texas
  States with attorneys general filing brief in support of the Defendants. The District of Columbia, which is a federal district, also filed. Guam and the U.S. Virgin Islands, which are U.S. Territories, have also filed briefs.
  States with attorneys general filing brief in support of neither side
  States where the A.G. and Governor have filed opposing briefs

There were numerous participants in Texas v. Pennsylvania, the 2020 United States Supreme Court case in which plaintiffs sought to overturn the 2020 election. Plaintiff Ken Paxton, the attorney general of Texas, was joined by 17 other state Attorneys general and over 100 members of the US House of Representatives. Attorneys general for the defendant states, joined in briefs submitted by their counterparts from twenty other states, two territories, and the District of Columbia,[1] urged the Court to refuse the case, calling it a "seditious abuse of the judicial process."[2] The Supreme Court refused to hear the case on December 11.

Attorneys generals who supported plaintiff[edit]

Attorneys general of seventeen additional states filed in support of the plaintiff:[3][4][5][6]

The plaintiff's case also attracted support briefs from two separatist movements called New California and New Nevada.[7]

House members who supported plaintiff[edit]

106 members of the House initially signed on to the lawsuit in support of the plaintiff.[8]

20 additional members of the House signed on to the lawsuit in support of the plaintiff before it was dismissed:[9]

Of the 126 members who signed on to the lawsuit, 19 represent districts in the defendant states: Georgia (7), Michigan (4), Pennsylvania (7), and Wisconsin (1).

Attorneys general who supported defendants[edit]

Attorneys general of the District of Columbia, two US territories (Guam and the Virgin Islands), and 20 states filed a brief in support of the defendant states:[10][11][12]

References[edit]

  1. Brice, Makini (2020-12-08). "Texas asks U.S. Supreme Court to help Trump upend election in long-shot lawsuit". Reuters. Archived from the original on 2020-12-08. Retrieved 2020-12-09. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  2. Cheney, Kyle; Montellaro, Zach (2020-12-10). "'Seditious abuse of the judicial process': States reject Texas effort to overturn Biden's election". Politico. Archived from the original on 2020-12-10. Retrieved 2020-12-10. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  3. Garofalo, Giovanna (2020-12-09). "17 Attorneys General Join Texas Lawsuit Against Four States". The Weekly Journal. Retrieved 2021-01-07.
  4. "Several U.S. states back Texas bid to upend Biden election win at Supreme Court". Reuters. 2020-12-09. Archived from the original on 2020-12-09. Retrieved 2020-12-09. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  5. Quinn, Melissa (2020-12-09). "Texas sues over election results in battleground states Biden won". CBS. Archived from the original on 2020-12-09. Retrieved 2020-12-09. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  6. "Brief of State of Missouri and 16 Other States as Amici Curiae in Support of Plaintiff's Motion for Leave to File Bill of Complaint" (PDF). United States Supreme Court. 2020-12-09. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-12-09. Retrieved 2020-12-11. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  7. Williams, Jordan (2020-12-11). "Pseudo states 'New California' and 'New Nevada' back Texas election lawsuit". The Hill. Archived from the original on 2020-12-12. Retrieved 2020-12-11. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  8. "Which Republicans support the Texas lawsuit challenging the election results". The Washington Post. 2020-12-10. Retrieved 2021-01-07.
  9. Baer, Stephanie K. (2020-12-10). "Here Are The Names Of 126 Members Of The House Who Refuse To Accept That Biden Won". Buzzfeed News. Retrieved 2021-01-07.
  10. Hurley, Lawrence (2020-12-10). "States assail 'bogus' Texas bid to overturn U.S. election at Supreme Court". Reuters. Archived from the original on 2020-12-10. Retrieved 2020-12-11. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  11. "Motion For Leave To File And Brief For The District Of Columbia And The States And Territories Of California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Guam, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, U.s. Virgin Islands, And Washington As Amici Curiae In Support Of Defendants And In Opposition To Plaintiff's Motion For Leave To File A Bill Of Complaint" (PDF). United States Supreme Court. 2020-12-10. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-12-10. Retrieved 2020-12-10. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  12. Diaz, Luis (2020-12-10). "NY Attorney General James and 23 Other AGs in Fight Against Texas' Claim to Change Election Results". New Yorkled. Retrieved 2021-01-07.


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