The three Democratic appointees on the Supreme Court all recused themselves from an unusual lawsuit against themselves as sitting Supreme Court justices filed by an activist over not hearing a challenge to the 2020 election results.

The high court ultimately rejected the long-shot lawsuit filed by Raland J. Brunson of Utah.

In an unsigned order last week, the three Democratic appointees, Justices Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan and Ketanji Brown Jackson, noted recusal requirements for not taking part in the case since they were named parties.

The petition filed by Mr. Brunson argued the justices are not immune from the litigation, as a lower court ruled.

“The issues presented in this case are very sensitive, serious and wide spread and affects all of America,” he wrote in the filing, representing himself.

He sued over “breach of contract, intentional infliction of emotional distress, fraud and civil conspiracy. All developed under their oath of office.”

His filing said that the justices “have taken the oath of office, and after having done so have violated their oath of office by giving aid and comfort to enemies of the Constitution, which is an act of treason, fraud and a breach of contract.”

He had previously sued more than 300 federal officials in 2022 including President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris, former Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and former Vice President Mike Pence and dozens of members of Congress over not investigating alleged election fraud during the 2020 election.

The justices refused to hear that case, prompting his latest endeavor against the liberal wing of the court.

“Seeking a redress of grievances, as Brunson has done herein, is a great power one retains to protect himself from the encroachment of a tyrannical government. It is Brunson’s personal voice and the way he can protect his personal constitutional protected rights and the U.S. Constitution,” Mr. Brunson wrote in the filing, referring to himself in third-person.

The justices, represented by the U.S. Solicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar, declined to respond, according to the Supreme Court docket.
The case was Brunson v. Sotomayor.

It would have taken four justices to vote in favor of hearing the case for oral arguments to have been granted.

• Alex Swoyer can be reached at aswoyer@washingtontimes.com.