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NYTIMES (Abbie VanSickle) - Supreme Court Upholds Mississippi Late-Arriving Mail-In Ballot Law

The justices had been asked to examine the legality of the state’s grace period for late-arriving mail-in ballots.

THENATIONALPULSE (Pulse Wires) - Supreme Court Declines Trump’s Appeal in E. Jean Carroll Lawsuit.

The Supreme Court has left intact a civil jury verdict holding President Donald J. Trump liable for sexual abuse and defamation against writer E. Jean Carroll.

PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: The Supreme Court declined to hear President Donald J. Trump’s appeal of a civil jury verdict that found him liable for sexually abusing and defaming writer E. Jean Carroll. The Monday morning decision upholds a $5 million judgment awarded to Carroll following a civil trial in 2023. DETAIL: The case centers on Carroll’s claim that Trump sexually abused her in a New York City department store in the mid-1990s, a claim he has consistently denied. Trump did not attend the trial, and his legal team called no witnesses. He argued in his appeal that the allegations were implausible, that the alleged incident had occurred around three decades ago in changing rooms that are usually locked and staffed, and that the…Open

NPR (Ashley Lopez) - The Supreme Court upholds grace periods for mail-in ballots, siding against the GOP

The U.S. Supreme Court has upheld a Mississippi law that allows election officials to count mail-in ballots that are postmarked by Election Day but received up to five days after it.

AXIOS (Ben Berkowitz) - Supreme Court rejects Trump effort to toss $5 million E. Jean Carroll verdict

The Supreme Court on Monday rejected an effort by President Trump to toss a $5 million civil verdict that found he sexually abused and defamed writer E. Jean Carroll. Why it matters: It's another loss for Trump after years of trying to get the verdict thrown out. He has denied wrongdoing and alleged Carroll made false, politically motivated accusations. This is a developing story.

AXIOS (Avery Lotz) - Supreme Court upholds grace period for late-arriving mail-in ballots

The Supreme Court upheld a Mississippi law Monday that allows mailed ballots to be counted if they were postmarked by Election Day and received within five business days. The big picture: The justices' ruling could protect voting in states with similar laws this November and is sure to feed President Trump's frequent criticism of voting by mail. - The Trump administration backed the law's challengers, arguing that allowing states to count ballots received after Election Day undermines the integrity of federal elections. Driving the news: The court ruled 5-4 to uphold Mississippi's law, with Justices Samuel Alito, Clarence Thomas, Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh dissenting. - Mississippi Secretary of State Michael Watson defended…