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- ↑ "COA First District Judges". courts.michigan.gov. Archived from the original on 2020-11-04. Retrieved 2020-11-09.
- ↑ "Michigan Legislature v Governor Gretchen Whitmer" . Retrieved 2020-05-22.
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- ↑ Mueller, Benjamin (2020-11-05). "As Counting Continues in Key States, Biden Makes Gains in Pennsylvania". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331 . Retrieved 2020-11-09.