Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro, Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul, and Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued a joint statement regarding Texas’s efforts to discredit the 2020 election results in federal court.
WASHINGTON – Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro is among 48 such officials who have filed an antitrust lawsuit against social media giant Facebook, alleging it has created a monopoly through using its large market share to eliminate its business rivals.
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Supreme Court rebuffed an attempt by GOP politicians in Pennsylvania to throw out President-Elect Joe Biden’s victory on Tuesday, explaining it wouldn’t grant the requested injunctive relief.
HARRISBURG – The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania argues that an Indianapolis legal advocacy group is off-base in its assertions that the state has violated the National Voter Registration Act, in allegedly failing to maintain and update its rolls by removing deceased voters.
HARRISBURG – Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf has vetoed legislation passed by the General Assembly which extended immunity protections from liability connected to COVID-19 to a diverse array of health care entities and other businesses.
PHILADELPHIA – Following a ruling from the U.S. District Court for the Middle District Court of Pennsylvania, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit unanimously dismissed the efforts of President Donald Trump’s re-election campaign to overturn President-Elect Joe Biden’s win in the state of Pennsylvania.
WILLIAMSPORT – After a federal judge dismissed the attempt of President Donald Trump’s re-election campaign to prevent the certification of results signifying President-Elect Joe Biden’s win in the state of Pennsylvania with prejudice this past weekend, the Trump campaign has appealed the ruling to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.
United States Attorney Scott Brady of the Western District of Pennsylvania has established an annual award to recognize sustained outstanding performance by an Assistant United States Attorney in the U.S. Attorney’s office.
WILLIAMSPORT – Attorneys for President Donald Trump’s campaign are seeking permission to file a second amended version of a lawsuit that alleges unfair and unconstitutional election procedures in Pennsylvania caused the president to lose the state in the 2020 Presidential Election.
HARRISBURG – The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania has assumed oversight of a case brought by President Donald Trump’s campaign which seeks to overturn a decision made by the Philadelphia County Board of Elections, which permitted the counting of more than 8,300 mail-in ballots which were allegedly incomplete.
HARRISBURG – The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania ruled 5-2 on Tuesday that the City of Philadelphia did not violate state election law, when a polling place observer representing President Donald Trump’s campaign was not allowed “meaningful access” to see election workers counting mail-in and absentee ballots.
WILLIAMSPORT – An amended version of a lawsuit from President Donald Trump’s campaign has walked back claims that Republican observers were not allowed to properly view the counting of ballots in highly Democratic areas of Pennsylvania.
HARRISBURG – The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania ruled Thursday afternoon that Pennsylvania’s Secretary of State Kathy Boockvar lacked authority to extend a deadline for mail-in voters to show proof of identification by three days, and those voters’ ballots would not be counted.
On Wednesday, November 11, 2020, U.S. Attorney McSwain delivered the Veterans’ Address at the Chester County Bar Association’s Annual Veterans Day Ceremony. U.S. Attorney McSwain, a Chester County native and a member of the Chester County Bar Association, served in the U.S. Marine Corps infantry from 1993 to 1997.
PHILADELPHIA – The campaign for President Donald Trump is looking to overturn a decision made by the Philadelphia County Board of Elections to permit the counting of more than 8,300 mail-in ballots which were allegedly incomplete.
PITTSBURGH – An organization promoting the teaching of Christianity through literacy has taken legal action against both its former President and Director of Children’s’ Literacy Ministry, claiming they have not returned essential materials to the group after their termination
WILLIAMSPORT – A new lawsuit from President Donald Trump’s campaign alleges that the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania did not use uniform election procedures statewide, thereby creating an unconstitutional and “two-track” ballot counting system that gave the win to President-Elect Joe Biden.
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Attorneys general from 10 states have filed an amici brief in litigation undertaken by the Republican Party of Pennsylvania against the Secretary of the Commonwealth, over the submission deadline of mail-in ballots in the 2020 Presidential Election.
HARRISBURG – In the wake of Election Day, President Donald Trump is fighting for the fate of his presidency through litigation in the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania over the counting of absentee and mail-in ballots, votes that could very well decide the 2020 presidential race.
Secretary of State Kathy Boockvar and Pennsylvania Director of Homeland Security Marcus Brown recently met with Pennsylvania’s three United States Attorneys and FBI agents from Philadelphia and Pittsburgh to review security and preparations for the Nov. 3 general election.