Costantino v. Detroit, No. 20-014780-AW (Wayne Co. Cir. Ct.) – Dismissal – Court Basis for Dismissal Disputed (MI)

[Disputed Fact – As to court’s factual conclusion] A Michigan circuit court dismissed election challenges related to Detroit ballot-counting procedures at the TCF Center – including systemic exclusion of Republican poll challengers – without permitting the factual record to be developed through discovery. Judge Timothy Kenny specifically declined to admit evidence from certified IT specialist Patrick Colbeck that tabulators at TCF Center were connected to the internet. Multiple independent analysts subsequently disputed, as factually incorrect, the court’s basis for rejecting that evidence.