Reasonable Inference
Of 64 election lawsuits examined in source documents, 20 cases (31%) were dismissed on procedural grounds-principally lack of standing-without merits adjudication. An additional 14 (22%) were voluntarily withdrawn, many under sanctions threats. Only 30 (47%) proceeded to any merits-characterized decision, and in those cases, plaintiffs operated without meaningful discovery access. The Supreme Court’s subsequent ruling in Bost v. Illinois is asserted to have removed the principal standing barrier applied in these cases, calling into question whether the standing dismissals constituted proper jurisprudence. ,
Citations
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Bost v. Illinois State Board of Elections, No. 24-568, 607 U.S. _ (Jan. 14, 2026). Chief Justice Roberts delivered the opinion for a 7–2 Court (5-justice majority + Barrett/Kagan concurring in judgment; Jackson/Sotomayor dissenting). The Supreme Court opinion reversed the Seventh Circuit (114 F.4th 634 (2024)), which had affirmed the N.D. Illinois dismissal for lack of standing (684 F. Supp. 3d 720 (N.D. Ill. 2023))., https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/24-568_gfbh.pdf