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BETAThis is a BETA experience. You may opt-out by&nbsp;Dec 8, 2020,The Trump campaign and its Republican allies have officially lost or withdrawn more 50 post-election lawsuits, and emerged victorious in only one, according to a kept by Democratic Party attorney Marc Elias, underscoring the extent to which President Donald Trump and the GOP’s efforts to challenge President-elect Joe Biden’s win in the courts has overwhelmingly failed to affect the election results.The 50-case milestone was reached Tuesday as a state court in Georgia dismissed a Republican-led , and the count includes both cases that courts have struck down and that the GOP plaintiffs have chosen to withdraw, such as an Arizona lawsuit that the Trump campaign from because it would not affect enough ballots to change the election outcome.The Trump campaign and GOP’s struck down an extended deadline the Pennsylvania secretary of state set for voters to cure mail-in ballots that were missing proof of identification, and likely only affected a small number of mail-in ballots.Among the Trump campaign’s more notable losses in court thus far are the campaign’s failed lawsuit attempting to overturn Pennsylvania’s , which a Trump-appointed appeals court judge was “light on facts” and “[had] no merit,” and a that found the campaign had “no credible or reliable evidence” proving voter fraud.Courts have also repeatedly the campaign’s allegations claiming their election observers were not able to properly observe the vote counting process, and while one Pennsylvania court did grant the campaign a win by that poll watchers can move closer to election workers, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court later the ruling.In addition to the Trump campaign, GOP allies including state lawmakers, Republican Party officials and former Trump legal advisor have also brought dozens of entirely unsuccessful lawsuits, and a lawsuit brought by Pennsylvania GOP lawmakers was rejected Tuesday by the .The legal campaign is expected to continue until the Electoral College meets on Dec. 14—or potentially —but a midnight Tuesday, which ensures certified results submitted by that date can’t be challenged by Congress, will make it harder for outstanding cases to succeed.The Trump campaign and GOP still have a number of outstanding legal challenges ahead of the Dec. 14 Electoral College date, including recent lawsuits Trump has filed in both federal and state court in Wisconsin, which will be heard in court Thursday, and two cases led by Powell in Wisconsin and Arizona. (Powell’s other two cases in and have already failed, but will likely be appealed.) The campaign and other GOP plaintiffs have also appealed a number of rulings that have already failed and are included in Elias’ tally, including Trump campaign cases in and , which are unlikely to be overturned. Outstanding cases that haven’t been decided by the safe harbor deadline will face a higher level of scrutiny, making it even less likely that they’ll succeed than the litigation that’s already been dismissed. Under federal law, certified election results submitted by Tuesday are protected from being challenged by Congress, and election experts say there’s very little chance judges will change any election results after the deadline. “The doors close significantly after the safe harbor deadline passes,” Rebecca Green, codirector of William &amp; Mary Law School’s Election Law Program, told .While the Trump campaign has frequently alleged voter fraud outside of court, with the exception of the Nevada lawsuit, the campaign has largely from arguing voter fraud in court, with attorney Rudy Giuliani even telling a judge in a Pennsylvania hearing, “This is not a fraud case.”Trump and his allies launched a large-scale legal effort aimed at overturning Biden’s battleground state wins in the wake of Election Day, which largely challenged specific mail-in voting rules and alleged issues with the vote counting process, particularly in Democratic-leaning counties. Most lawsuits either sought to have specific categories of ballots thrown out or audited, or attempted to block states from certifying their election results entirely. Election law experts have the legal strategy as meritless and deeply unlikely to succeed, however, and many of the lawsuits have been plagued by errors, naming plaintiffs who haven’t agreed to sign onto a lawsuit and filing litigation in the . As the campaign’s lawsuits have flailed in the courts, the Trump campaign has also attempted to persuade GOP-led state legislatures to overturn the will of the voters by appointing their own electors, but this strategy has also .(Forbes)(Forbes)(Forbes)(Forbes)(Forbes).&nbsp;.&nbsp;I am a New York-based journalist covering breaking news at Forbes. I previously covered politics and news for Vanity Fair and Mic, and as a theater critic I serve as a…&nbsp;Read MoreI am a New York-based journalist covering breaking news at Forbes. I previously covered politics and news for Vanity Fair and Mic, and as a theater critic I serve as a member of the New York Outer Critics Circle. Follow me on Twitter @alisond64 or get in touch at adurkee@forbes.com.&nbsp;Read Less

BETAThis is a BETA experience. You may opt-out by&nbsp;Dec 8, 2020,The Trump campaign and its Republican allies have officially lost or withdrawn more 50 post-election lawsuits, and emerged victorious in only one, according to a kept by Democratic Party attorney Marc Elias, underscoring the extent to which President Donald Trump and the GOP’s efforts to challenge President-elect Joe Biden’s win in the courts has overwhelmingly failed to affect the election results.The 50-case milestone was reached Tuesday as a state court in Georgia dismissed a Republican-led , and the count includes both...

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