[conspire] Inimicus curiae

[Rick Moen]

Quoting Dire Red (deirdre at deirdre.net):

> > On Dec 11, 2020, at 11:47, Rick Moen <rick at linuxmafia.com> wrote:
> > 
> > Deirdre said that _Citizens United_ just also filed amicus.  It's like a
> > Grand Unified Theory of Woo.
> 
> Here’s the Citizens United one:
> 
> https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22O155/163495/20201211101813720_Texas%20v%20Pennsylvania%20CU%20CUF%20TPC%20amicus%20brief.pdf <https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22O155/163495/20201211101813720_Texas%20v%20Pennsylvania%20CU%20CUF%20TPC%20amicus%20brief.pdf>

And they're _out_! 
https://twitter.com/johnkruzel/status/1337540837782286338

@johnkruzel

BREAKING: Supreme Court REJECTS Texas' push to overturn Biden's election
win. 

Effort was backed by President Trump, 18 GOP state AGs and 126 House
Republicans.


Court's order said:

  The State of Texas's motion for leave to file a bill of complaint
  is denied for lack of standing under Article III of the Constitution.
  Texas has not demonstrated a judicially cognizable interest in the
  manner in which another State conducts its elections.  All other
  pending motions are dismissed.


Alito and Thomas differed from the seven-judge order _only_ in that
they're on record previously as saying that the USSC is obligated to
grant a hearing to cases falling into the USSC's original jurisdiction
scope (certain disputes between states).  The implication is that they
would have wanted to accept the case for consideration, and _then_ 
dismiss it for lack of standing.