{
  "id": 814805,
  "title": "A Trump Judge Called Mail-In Ballots a Threat to Democracy",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/a-trump-judge-called-mail-in-ballots-a-threat-to-democracy",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-13T22:23:12.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Mother Jones",
    "slug": "mother-jones",
    "url": "https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/08/a-trump-judge-called-mail-in-ballots-a-threat-to-democracy/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "On Wednesday, the conservative Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals overturned a ruling blocking key measures of Texas’ sweeping voter suppression law, SB 1. A lower court previously ruled that the law, which effectively made it harder for people to vote with assistance, violated disability civil rights laws. It also created more barriers to voting by […]",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}