Trump v. Biden: Campaigns Lure Dream Teams for High Court Fight

Oct. 26, 2020, 9:31 AM UTC

The Trump and Biden campaigns will have short lists of Supreme Court litigators to choose from if the election prompts a Bush v. Gore style legal dispute, court watchers say.

William Consovoy, a conservative elections lawyer whose star is rising on the Trump team, and former Obama-era Solicitor General Donald Verrilli Jr., are among the leading contenders.

The high court appears more likely to play a role in the outcome of the presidential race than any time since 2000, given the hundreds of election-related cases winding their way through federal and state courts. As some voters balk at going to ...

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