Federal Judge Dismisses Trump Campaign’s Lawsuit Over New Jersey Mail-In Ballots

Federal Judge Dismisses Trump Campaign’s Lawsuit Over New Jersey Mail-In Ballots
Governor of New Jersey Phil Murphy in Oceanport, New Jersey on June 14, 2018. Dave Kotinsky/Getty Images for William Hill Race & Sports Bar
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A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit brought by President Donald Trump’s re-election campaign challenging New Jersey’s plan to send mail-in ballots to all registered voters in response to the pandemic.

U.S. District Judge Michael Shipp from New Jersey on Thursday said the case was effectively moot because the plaintiffs failed to show what injuries it would suffer, saying that their claim of voter fraud was largely speculative, conjectural, and lacking in imminence.