Appeals court rejects effort to block Biden's win in Georgia
A federal appeals court shot down a bid by a conservative lawyer to block President-elect Joe Biden's victory in Georgia, handing down the latest setback for the sprawling legal effort to subvert the results of the Nov. 3 presidential race.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit said it supports the ruling of District Judge Steven Grimberg, a Trump appointee, who found that L. Lin Wood did not have the legal standing to sue over the results in Georgia, where Biden defeated President Trump by about 12,000 votes.
The appeals court ruled that Wood "had to prove that his suit presents a justiciable controversy" but ultimately "failed to satisfy this burden" and "fails to allege a particularized injury."
"We may not entertain post-election contests about garden-variety issues of vote counting and misconduct that may properly be filed in state courts," the appeals court decided.
The court also said Wood's challenge was moot since Georgia already certified its election.
The decision was the latest in a string of defeats in various legal efforts in battleground states across the country to overturn the election results. Trump and his allies, as well as outside supporters such as Wood, were handed an avalanche of legal losses this week in a demoralizing week for the legal team, with lawsuits dismissed in Arizona, Michigan, Nevada, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.
Many of the rulings have been based on a lack of evidence or a lack of legal standing by the plaintiffs.
The Peach State has emerged as the center of conservatives' legal efforts to overturn the election results. Despite the series of losses and Georgia's certification, Trump and his allies have maintained that widespread voter fraud and issues over things such as ballot signatures cost the president the state.
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