(CNN) Voters in four states who had brought longshot lawsuits to disrupt President-elect Joe Biden's win and went nowhere in court dropped their cases Monday morning. The cases were short-lived in Georgia, Wisconsin, Michigan and Pennsylvania federal courts, and fed into a pro-Donald Trump legal strategy to block Biden's presidential win before the Electoral College formalizes it. The announcement that the voters are dropping their suits comes three days after a federal appellate court said voters couldn't bring some constitutional claims, essentially shutting down the path the Pennsylvania voters wanted to take in their suit. Trump has refused to concede the election and continues to make false claims of widespread voter fraud with no evidence. Judges have repeatedly dismissed flimsy lawsuits claiming fraud, pointing out that there has been no proof.

Source: CNN November 16, 2020 16:45 UTC