Gohmert, Arizona Electors Appeal to Supreme Court for Decision in Pence Lawsuit

Vice President Mike Pence attends a mock swearing-in ceremony in the Old Senate Chamber at the Capitol in Washington on Jan. 3, 2021. Samuel Corum/Pool via AP

Plaintiffs in a lawsuit against Vice President Mike Pence on Jan. 6 asked the Supreme Court to intervene after a district court and an appeals court rejected the case.

Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-Texas), Arizona’s Republican electors, and other plaintiffs filed an emergency application, requesting intervention from Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito, a President George W. Bush appointee.