The US Supreme Court has denied a request by Democrats to allow watchers in Ohio to prevent what they call Election Day voter intimidation by Republicans.
Ohio Democrats had lodged a complaint that the campaign of Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump and his ally Roger Stone were seeking to engage in “harassing or intimidating conduct” at the polls on Election Day.
Following their complaint, US District Judge James Gwin issued an order on Friday, warning that anyone who hinders or delays a prospective voter from reaching the polling place and casting a ballot inside or near Ohio polling places would face contempt-of-court charges.
On Sunday, the Cincinnati-based 6th US Circuit Court of appeals removed the restrictions that Gwin had put in place, with its three-judge panel saying that Ohio Democrats did not show “a likelihood of success” on their case’s merits.
The Democratic Party then told the US Supreme Court that the appellate judges…