December 4, 2020judicialpresidential election certificationappellate jurisdictionfederal courtselectionspost election litigationcertification
The 11th Circuit dismisses a Georgia lawsuit seeking to block certified results
The 11th Circuit dismissed an emergency appeal in Pearson v. Kemp, a Georgia lawsuit tied to claims about voting machines and statistical anomalies. The plaintiffs sought broad relief against Georgia's certified presidential results, but the appellate court said it lacked jurisdiction because the district court had not entered an appealable order. The ruling kept the case from interrupting Georgia's certification process through a last-minute federal appeal.