德克萨斯州诉宾夕法尼亚州案

德克薩斯訴賓夕法尼亞等最高法院案卷号22O155)是德克萨斯州向美国最高法院提起的诉讼。其对2020年美国总统大选的结果,亦即預計祖·拜登擊敗特朗普,獲得足夠選舉人團票數一事提出异议[1]

德克萨斯州诉宾夕法尼亚州
案件全名State of Texas v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, State of Georgia, State of Michigan, and State of Wisconsin
诉讼记录号22O155
提出问题
Whether the Supreme Court should temporarily prevent Georgia, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin from certifying their 2020 presidental election results because changes to their election procedures violated the Constitution and federal law.

德克萨斯州检察长肯·帕克斯顿(Ken Paxton)于2020年12月8日提起诉讼,指控喬治亞州密歇根州宾夕法尼亚州威斯康星州在选举前更改选举程序,从而违反了美国宪法。该诉讼要求在2020年12月14日美国选举人投票之前,暂时扣起这四个州的核证投票数。这起诉讼於约50起选举结果争议相關诉讼失败后提起,當中不少涉及選舉舞弊的指控。而這宗诉讼並沒有有關選舉舞弊的指控,反認為被告各州透過非立法行為者(即司法和行政部门)修改選舉相關法律,因此涉嫌違反宪法。

在德州提出诉讼申请的24小時內,特朗普、一百多名共和党众议员、十八名共和党州检察长提出动议,以支持該宗申請[2][3]。特朗普稱其為「大案」[4]。被告州份的总检察长連同20個州份、兩個領地、哥伦比亚特区提交了幾份简报[5],敦促法院拒绝受理此案,称其为「煽动性地滥用司法程序」[6]。多名法律專家表示其不太可能成功,猶如「万福玛利亚传球英语Hail Mary pass[7][8][9]

最高法院于2020年12月11日頒佈命令,拒绝审理此案,理由是根据宪法第三条,德州没有资格对其他州的选举结果和程序提出异议[10][11]。这是12月14日选举人投票前最后一次的重要法律行动[12]

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