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2020 US Election Lawsuits

Lawsuits related to the 2020 US presidential election, including those filed by the Trump campaign and its allies, and the outcomes of these lawsuits in various courts.

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Jan 24, 2026
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Did Joe Biden steal the election

No credible evidence shows “stole” the 2020 presidential election; multiple audits, court rulings and expert analyses found no fraud on a scale that could change the outcome . Persistent claims to the...

Jan 28, 2026
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How did courts rule on the major post-2020 election lawsuits brought by the Trump campaign and what were the legal bases for dismissal?

and allied plaintiffs filed roughly 62 across multiple battleground states and ; nearly all were dismissed, withdrawn, or lost on procedural or evidentiary grounds, with courts routinely finding no cr...

Jan 26, 2026
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Was the 2020 election stolen from Donald Trump

There is no credible evidence that the 2020 presidential election was ; multiple courts, state and federal officials, exhaustive statistical reviews, and major news investigations found no systemic fr...

Jan 31, 2026

What were the major court cases filed after the 2020 election and why were they dismissed?

The post‑2020 legal onslaught consisted of more than 60 challenges in federal and state courts aimed at decertifying results in battleground states and depriving state electors of ’s victory; nearly a...

Jan 19, 2026

Which specific 2020 post‑election lawsuits were dismissed for lack of standing or timeliness, and what were the courts’ reasoned opinions?

Courts dismissed many post‑2020 election suits on standing or timeliness grounds: the Supreme Court denied Texas v. Pennsylvania for lack of Article III standing (Texas lacked a judicially cognizable ...

Feb 6, 2026

How have courts and audits adjudicated Trump's claims of widespread election fraud since 2020?

Courts and have repeatedly rejected claims that , with judges across federal and state benches finding insufficient evidence of widespread fraud and many audits confirming the outcome; conservative an...

Feb 6, 2026

Will President Trump's lawsuit against the IRS be funded by taxpayers?

Yes — if prevails or the government settles his , payments would come from the federal government (i.e., ultimately taxpayer funds), officials and reporting confirm; represents in such litigation whil...

Feb 3, 2026

How have outcomes varied between accusers who settled, won, or lost cases involving Trump?

with typically secured private resolutions that avoided a public trial and often included money or concessions — outcomes that stop short of a judicial finding and can impose confidentiality — while p...

Feb 1, 2026

Is it true when Trump blames the Biden administration for things and if it’s a lie why can’t they sue him?

Many of the high-profile claims by blaming the or have been rejected by courts and fact-checkers, and Trump both sues and is sued in federal court; however, whether an allegedly false public statement...