Supreme Court's Review of Mail-In Voting Restrictions

Supreme Court declines to block Trump mail-in voting order ahead of midterms

• The Supreme Court on Monday allowed President Donald Trump's executive order restricting mail-in voting to proceed, though the scope of what the administration can implement before the midterm elections remains unclear.
• The U.S. Postal Service outlined its implementation plan last week, but some states are set to begin sending mail ballots to voters within weeks.
• The court's decision appears to leave room for additional challenges that could further slow the order before Election Day.
• The Justice Department had filed an emergency appeal asking the high court to allow implementation work to proceed before the midterms.
• Trump has repeatedly criticized mail-in voting, claiming it breeds fraud despite strong evidence to the contrary and his own use of the method.
• The mail-voting case could be one of multiple voting-related challenges now before the justices.