SpaceX owner Elon Musk gets approval from a Pennsylvania judge to make cash gifts to voters ahead of the US presidential election.

According BBC, Supporters of Republican candidate Donald Trump have been offering cash prizes to registered voters in a key state of Pennsylvania through his political group America PAC, which several US officials considered illegal and contrary to election law.

Following this, Philadelphia District Attorney Lawrence Krasner sued Musk over the $1 million (£770,000) gifts, saying Musk “must be stopped immediately, before the next presidential election.”

On Thursday, October 31, 2024, a hearing in which the technology giant did not appear in court, Judge Angelo Foglietta suspended the lawsuit until the federal court’s decision. If the federal court rejects it, the case will resume in state court.

After the judge’s ruling, Musk wrote on X (formerly Twitter) that the ruling was “American Justice FTW (for the win).”

Meanwhile, attorney John Summers, who works with the Philadelphia district attorney, told reporters: “We will go to federal court, address the issues there and seek to have the matter returned to state court. After all, this is a case involving issues of state law.”

For the uninitiated, Musk announced in early October that he would randomly award a $1 million prize to people in key states: Pennsylvania, Georgia, Nevada, Arizona, Wisconsin, Michigan and North Carolina every day until November. elections, November 5, 2024.