Trump-Harris Is Unlikely to Be Supreme Court Replay of 2000 (2)

The sheer closeness of the US presidential race makes an election-determining Supreme Court showdown a possibility. It just isn’t likely.

A generation after the high court resolved the 2000 election deadlock, the dynamic of the battle between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris is fueling visions of a sequel. That potentially would give the ex-president an edge at a court with a conservative supermajority that includes three members he appointed.

Kamala Harris and Donald Trump

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But legal realities – and math – say the odds are against it. Even as judges around the country grapple with more than 190 election-related lawsuits filed since 2023, the ...