{ "id": 7547443, "title": "US Supreme Court blocks Trump mail-in ballot restrictions", "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/us-supreme-court-blocks-trump-mail-in-ballot-restrictions-7547443", "topic": "world", "section": "World", "published": "2026-09-15T12:32:03.000Z", "source": { "name": "The Korea Times", "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes", "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/world/20260915/us-supreme-court-blocks-trump-mail-in-ballot-restrictions" }, "original_language": "en", "account": "The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Monday against former President Donald Trump's efforts to restrict mail-in voting before the upcoming November midterm elections. The court denied Trump's request to lift an order that had halted the proposal. Justices Brett Kavanaugh and Clarence Thomas were the two conservative members of the nine-member panel who joined in the majority opinion. Kavanaugh's concurring opinion stated that while Trump's plan might ultimately be legal, state and local election officials did not have sufficient time to reasonably implement the rule before the elections.\n\nDemocratic Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer expressed his disapproval, labeling Trump's plan as \"obviously unconstitutional.\" House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries echoed Schumer's sentiment, calling it Trump's \"diabolical scheme\" to restrict mail-in ballots. The court's decision was hailed as a victory for democracy, while critics saw it as a setback for far-right extremists. Several states, including North Carolina, had already begun sending mail-in ballots to voters. Trump had signed an executive order seeking to implement his restrictions.", "summary": "WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court dealt a major blow Monday to President Donald Trump's attempts to restrict mail-in voting before the November midterm elections, denying his request to lift an order halting the divisive plan. Only two of the six conservative justices on the nine-member panel offered a dissent. 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