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The case of Biden versus Trump – or how a judge could decide the presidential election

  • Written by John E. Finn, Professor Emeritus of Government, Wesleyan University
imageWill judges decide who wins the presidential election?Geoff Livingston/Getty

Imagine the morning of Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2020. Given the unprecedented number of mail-in votes this election, Americans may wake up and still not know who won the presidential contest between Republican President Donald J. Trump and Democratic challenger Joseph Biden.

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