Supreme Court Rejects Sidney Powell Over 2020 Election Sanctions

Feb. 20, 2024, 2:42 PM UTC

The US Supreme Court refused to disturb sanctions against Sidney Powell and other attorneys who pursued what were deemed frivolous legal claims in trying to upend 2020 presidential election results in Michigan.

The justices on Tuesday denied a bid by the attorneys challenging a decision by the US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit that largely upheld monetary and other sanctions imposed by a district judge. They didn’t offer an explanation for their decision not to take up the appeal.

The appellate court in June rejected claims that Michigan officials used voting machines linked to a scheme involving “foreign ...

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