The Supreme Court refused to hear two appeal cases that sought to overturn sanctions imposed on lawyers who were allied with former President Donald Trump in 2020.
The sanctions, which were partially upheld by the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, were the result of a lawsuit in Michigan that alleged the results of the 2020 presidential election were illegitimate and part of a larger international scheme to elect President Joe Biden.
Although the lawsuits were withdrawn in 2021, after the election results were certified, demands for sanctions against the lawyers involved had already been made. The lawyers, as a result, were required to pay legal fees, endure new legal training, and were referred to their individual state bar associations for any additional disciplinary actions, according to NBC News.
The two cases on Tuesday were brought by former Trump allies Sidney Powell and Lin Wood. Powell said her case should be overturned because she was not notified of the sanctions in advance. Wood argued that he should not be sanctioned because he had not personally signed the lawsuit despite his name being on the signature page.
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The ruling comes after Powell pleaded guilty to six misdemeanors in an election interference investigation in Georgia in October, and Wood permanently retired his law license in Georgia instead of going through disciplinary investigations. He is allowed to represent himself in court but cannot represent anyone else anywhere in the country.
The Supreme Court did not give a reason for declining the cases.
