Trump Wisconsin Election Suit Rejected by State High Court
- State supreme court says challenge must start at lower court
- Trump filed a parallel lawsuit in federal court on Wednesday
President Donald Trump
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The Wisconsin Supreme Court rejected President Donald Trump’s effort to challenge the election result directly in the state’s top court, saying a case that Governor Tony Evers called an “assault on democracy” must first be heard by a trial judge.
A majority of the court’s judges on Thursday ruled state law requires election challenges to start in lower courts, where crucial factual and legal disputes can be hashed out first. Sticking with “time-tested judicial norms” is especially important in high-profile cases, the judges said.