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Wisconsin courts reject Trump's bid to throw out Milwaukee and Dane County votes
The Wisconsin Supreme Court rejected Donald Trump's challenge after recounts in Milwaukee and Dane counties confirmed Joe Biden's statewide win. The campaign asked courts to invalidate categories of absentee ballots in only those two Democratic-leaning counties, but the court held that one claim was without merit and that laches barred the others. The ruling kept voters in Milwaukee and Dane counties from being singled out after the election was over.