U.S. Supreme Court hands a win to Trump over mail-in ballot restrictions
The U.S. president's Republican Party is locked in a tight battle to retain control of Congress in November's midterm elections.
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday upheld the right of President Donald Trump's administration to implement an executive order restricting the use of mail-in ballots ahead of the November midterm elections, but left open the possibility of future challenges from Democratic-governed states. The 6-3 conservative majority ruling overturned a June injunction from a Boston-based U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani, which had blocked the order.
However, the court's decision did not address another injunction issued by Talwani that blocked the U.S. Postal Service from enforcing the tighter rules for voting by mail. The ruling is significant for Republicans, who are fighting to maintain control of Congress in the midterms and stand to benefit from restricting mail-in ballots, as Democratic voters traditionally use them more often.
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