A split Michigan Supreme Court has denied an appeal by Jill Stein in the Michigan recount case.

The official ruling says the court ruled against Stein being able to appeal because the justices were not convinced the question before them needed to be reviewed.

The Michigan Court of Appeals originally ruled against Stein, saying she did not meet the standard of an "aggrieved" candidate. She needed to meet that standard in order to request a recount in the state.

However, several justice wrote in a dissent that Stein should have been allowed to request the recount under the aggrieved standard.

Stein released the following statement on the decision: