A federal court of appeals Tuesday upheld a lower court's decision to continue Michigan's presidential election recount.
According to WDIV Detroit, Republicans had filed an appeal to overturn a federal judge's ruling to proceed with the recount, which began at noon Monday.
Green Party candidate Jill Stein requested a recount of Michigan's presidential ballots last month.
The U.S. 6th Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the federal judge's order to continue the hand recount.
Opponents of the recount claim that it's too expensive and that Stein, who received just 1 percent of the vote, is wasting resources.
Meanwhile, ballots are being recounted in Oakland, Macomb and Wayne counties. As long as the recount continues, county clerks are scrambling to get the job done by Dec. 13.
The legal arguments are being heard in both state and federal courts, and the attorney general said the battle could theoretically end up in front of the U.S. Supreme Court.
Schuette said the battle is a matter for the state courts because he said there is no U.S. constitutional right to a recount.
You can catch up on what has led to this hearing below.
With files from WDIV Detroit