Nevada Election Law Contest

Law v. Whitmer

Filed: November 16, 2020

Decided: December 8, 2020

Election contest filed by individual Trump electors in Nevada alleging voter fraud in the state due to the signature matching machines used to count ballots. The state district court granted the defendants’ motion to dismiss, finding that the contestants failed to provide “credible and relevant evidence” to support their allegations of fraud. The contestants appealed the decision to the Nevada Supreme Court, which affirmed the district court.

Case Documents

Read the statement of contest here.

Read the motion for leave to set dispositions on shortened notice here.

Read the opposition to request for discovery here.

Read the motion to dismiss contest here.

Read the response in support of motion to expedite discovery here.

Read the order denying contestants' ex parte motion here.

Read the order denying contestants' motion to compel here.

Read the order granting motion to dismiss contest here.

Read the notice of appeal here.

Read the emergency motion to expedite appeal here.

Read the motion for summary affirmance here.

Read the brief in response to Republicans' emergency motion to expedite appeal here.

Read the brief in opposition of motion for summary affirmance here.

Read the Republicans' supplemental brief here.

Read the supplemental brief here.

Read the NV Supreme Court order here.

Last updated: August 16, 2021 6:21 pm EST