3 Liberal Supreme Court Justices Recuse Themselves in Lawsuit Over 2020 Election Case

The court turned away Raland Brunson’s lawsuit that accused the justices of misconduct for dismissing his prior lawsuit.

Justices of the U.S. Supreme Court pose for their official photo. Front: Justices Sonia Sotomayor (L) and Clarence Thomas (2nd L), Chief Justice John Roberts (C), Justices Samuel Alito (2nd R) and Justice Elena Kagan (R). Back: Justices Amy Coney Barrett (L), Neil Gorsuch (2nd L), Brett Kavanaugh (2nd R), and Ketanji Brown Jackson (R) at the Supreme Court in Washington, on Oct. 7, 2022. Olivier Douliery/AFP via Getty Images

In a rare move, all three liberal Supreme Court justices recused themselves on May 28 from a case involving a lawsuit filed against them for rejecting a previous lawsuit that sought to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election.

In the case, the Supreme Court turned away a longshot bid by Raland J. Brunson of Ogden, Utah, who has gained notoriety among Trump supporters for his legal activism.