Costantino v. Detroit, No. 20-014780-AW (Wayne Co. Cir. Ct.) – Dismissal Without Admission of TCF Center Internet Connectivity Evidence

[Established Fact – Evidence was excluded and witnesses not permitted] 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 that tabulators at TCF Center were connected to the internet. Forensic expert Patrick Colbeck stated he was prepared to substantiate that claim with documentary evidence; it was excluded. Multiple independent analysts subsequently disputed, as factually incorrect, the court’s basis for rejecting that evidence.