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Supreme Court sides with Trump on mail-in voting, making way for more legal challenges

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The Supreme Court has allowed the Trump administration to implement portions of an order meant to restrict mail-in voting. CBS News' Katrina Kaufman explains the court's legal reasoning and what to expect going forward.

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  1. Just the News

    Supreme Court hands Trump a win in bid to prevent ineligible voters voting in midterm elections (opens Just the News)

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    The Supreme Court has cleared the way for parts of the administration’s election security executive order to proceed. Despite this procedural win, a second nationwide injunction still blocks the USPS from enforcing new mail-in ballot rules.

  2. KAAL Rochester

    Supreme Court sides with Trump administration on mail voting restrictions ahead of midterms (opens KAAL Rochester)

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    The Supreme Court is siding with the Trump administration in a case over President Donald Trump’s executive order restricting mail-in voting, though it remains unclear how much can be implemented before the fast-approaching midterm elections. The U.S.

  3. The Guardian

    US supreme court rules Trump can proceed with crackdown on mail-in voting (opens The Guardian)

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    Justices’ ruling comes after lower courts had blocked president’s election order ahead of November midterms Donald Trump’s administration can proceed with a nationwide crackdown on mail-in voting, the US supreme court has ruled, approving its emergency appeal.

  4. The Hill

    Supreme Court rules blue states sued too early over Trump’s mail voting order (opens The Hill)

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    The Supreme Court lifted a judge’s block on President Trump’s executive order adding to mail voting requirements, removing a key roadblock that prevented the policy from going into effect for the midterms.

  5. Fox News

    Trump scores Supreme Court win on mail-in voting restrictions before midterms (opens Fox News)

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    The Supreme Court’s order clears the Trump administration to immediately enforce revised mail-ballot restrictions in 23 states ahead of November’s midterms.

  6. Talking Points Memo

    Trump Gets Significant Early Win in Mail-In Ballot Case from Supreme Court (opens Talking Points Memo)

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    The Supreme Court on Monday lifted an injunction on an executive order that would create citizenship lists to control who...

  7. FOX 8 Cleveland

    Supreme Court clears way for Trump mail voting order ahead of midterms (opens FOX 8 Cleveland)

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    The Supreme Court on Monday cleared the way for President Donald Trump to move ahead with his executive order restricting mail-in voting, though it remains unclear how much his administration can implement before the fast-approaching midterm elections.

  8. CBS News

    Supreme Court allows Trump to implement parts of order restricting mail voting (opens CBS News)

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    The Supreme Court divided 6-3 in granting the Trump administration's request for emergency relief.

  9. Conservative Review

    SCOTUS Overturns Injunction On Trump’s Mail-In Voting Order (opens Conservative Review)

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    'The Order itself does not harm the States, so the District Court lacked jurisdiction to bar the Government from trying to implement it.'

  10. The Daily Signal

    Supreme Court Backs Trump Election Integrity Order in Mail Ballot Fight (opens The Daily Signal)

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    The Supreme Court on Monday sided with President Donald Trump in a mail-in ballot case stemming from his election integrity executive order. The case is not over, but the high court allowed the federal government to continue implementing the election integrity policies while the case is on appeal.

  11. Salon

    Supreme Court gives Trump green light to restrict mail-in voting (opens Salon)

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    It's not yet clear how this will affect the midterms

  12. The New Republic

    Supreme Court Takes Step Toward Upholding Trump’s Mail-in Voting Ban (opens The New Republic)

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    Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson slammed the Supreme Court’s Monday shadow-docket decision to greenlight Donald Trump’s executive order restricting mail-in voting ahead of this year’s midterm elections.

  13. Mother Jones

    SCOTUS Hands Trump a Temporary Win In His Crusade to Restrict Mail Voting (opens Mother Jones)

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    The Supreme Court on Monday temporarily handed President Trump a key victory in his crusade to restrict mail-in voting. The unsigned opinion by the court’s conservative majority, issued over dissents from the three Democratic appointees, said it was too soon for states to challenge Trump’s executive…

  14. Al Jazeera

    US Supreme Court sides with Trump administration on mail voting (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Mail balloting has long been a favourite target of US President Donald Trump.

  15. NBC News

    In win for Trump, Supreme Court backs restrictions on mail-in ballots (opens NBC News)

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    The Supreme Court ruling comes as President Trump is amping up economic pressure on the Iranian regime. NBC News’ Garrett Haake reports.

  16. Breitbart News

    Supreme Court Rules in Trump's Favor on Mail Ballot Rules (opens Breitbart News)

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    The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of President Trump's executive order increasing election integrity relating to mail ballots on Monday, saying states suing over the order did so improperly.

  17. Conservative Review

    Supreme Court gives Trump massive victory on restricting mail-in voting (opens Conservative Review)

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    The U.S. Supreme Court sided Monday with President Donald Trump against a collection of Democrat-controlled states who sued to oppose his executive order restricting mail-in ballots. The highest court of the land found in a partisan 5-3 ruling that the states did not have standing to sue against the…

  18. The Stranger

    US Supreme Court Sides with Trump Administration in Attack on Mail-In Voting (opens The Stranger)

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    Today, the US Supreme Court issued a ruling that could, in the short term, allow the implementation of President Donald Trump’s master plan to upend mail-in voting and delegitimize legitimate voting systems just in time for a midterm election where his approval rating is lower than it has ever been.

  19. The National Pulse

    Supreme Court Allows Trump’s Mail-In Voting Restrictions to Move Forward. (opens The National Pulse)

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    The Supreme Court has decided to allow the Trump administration's new mail-in voting rules to stand.

  20. Forbes

    ‘Fight Is Far From Over’: Democratic States Respond To Supreme Court Ruling On Mail-In Voting (opens Forbes)

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    The Supreme Court lifted a lower court injunction blocking the implementation of Trump’s executive order seeking to limit mail-in voting but did not weigh in on its legality.

  21. Newsweek

    Map Shows States With Most Mail-in Voting as Supreme Court Backs Trump Admin (opens Newsweek)

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    The Supreme Court has opened the door for the possible implementation of Trump’s executive order restricting mail-in voting.

  22. BizPac Review

    Supreme Court hands Trump major mail-in voting victory just months before midterms (opens BizPac Review)

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    The latest in the fight over mail-in ballots marked a temporary win for President Donald Trump as opponents vowed to keep waging lawfare. Election Day may not […]

  23. CBS News

    Supreme Court sides with Trump on mail-in voting, making way for more legal challenges (opens CBS News)

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    The Supreme Court has allowed the Trump administration to implement portions of an order meant to restrict mail-in voting. CBS News' Katrina Kaufman explains the court's legal reasoning and what to expect going forward.

  24. Time

    ‘Another Trump Attempt to Rig Elections’: Lawmakers Respond to Supreme Court Win for Trump Mail-in Voting Restrictions (opens Time)

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    The Supreme Court ruled in favor of Trump’s order restricting mail-in voting for now—but didn’t rule on its legality.

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