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'The plaintiff States cannot claim the timing of the rule tilts the equities in their favor when they, and courts hearing their claims, are responsible for so much of the delay,' wrote Justice Alito in dissent.
President Trump’s efforts to restrict mail voting ahead of the midterms were thwarted by the Supreme Court, but they have sowed confusion and doubt among some voters.
The Supreme Court rejected President Donald Trump’s bid to limit mail-in voting ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.
The Supreme Court rejected President Donald Trump’s bid to limit mail-in voting ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.
Rachel Maddow reports breaking news that the U.S. Supreme Court has rejected Donald Trump's bid to use the U.S. Postal Service to subvert mail-in ballot voting. Marc Elias, founder of Democracy Docket and stalwart defender of U.S. elections in the Trump era, joins to discuss why even this major victory for democracy is not a reason to relax in the face of an increasingly desperate Trump looking for any way he can to undermine the coming midterm elections.
Former federal appeals court Judge J. Michael Luttig joins MS NOW’s Lawrence O’Donnell to discuss the Supreme Court blocking Donald Trump’s new USPS mail ballot rules from being used in the midterm elections, a “humiliating defeat” for Trump who has tried to “affect the midterm elections unconstitutionally.”
A shocking new whistleblower report alleges DHS agents have possibly been ordered to illegally access state voter rolls. The Weeknight hosts react to the breaking news.
The Supreme Court ruled against the Trump Admin, denying its attempt to halt a judge’s block on the government from using a USPS rule to restrict mail ballots, for now. The Weeknight hosts react.
The Trump administration had asked the justices to allow a new Postal Service plan to screen ballots just weeks before the midterm elections.
‘Ensure only Americans vote in American elections’