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Supreme Court Upholds Mississippi Mail Ballot Law in 5-4 Ruling
The Supreme Court ruled 5-4 that Mississippi may count mail ballots postmarked by Election Day and received within five days. President Trump and House Republicans responded by renewing efforts to attach the SAVE America Act to the defense authorization bill.
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The Supreme Court on Monday upheld a Mississippi law allowing mail ballots postmarked by Election Day and received within five days. The 5-4 decision rejected a challenge brought by the Republican National Committee and the Justice Department. Chief Justice John Roberts, Justice Amy Coney Barrett and the court’s three liberal members formed the majority.
Speaker Mike Johnson announced he would merge the SAVE America Act with the National Defense Authorization Act. Rep. Anna Paulina Luna introduced an amendment adding voter identification and proof-of-citizenship requirements to the defense bill. The House Rules Committee advanced the combined measure to the floor.
Senate Majority Leader John Thune has said Republicans lack the votes to end the filibuster on the measure. Trump told reporters he expects four or five Republican senators to oppose the bill.
In a separate 5-4 ruling, the court overturned a 1935 precedent and held that limits on the president’s authority to remove Federal Trade Commissioner Rebecca Slaughter violated separation of powers. The term ends Tuesday with decisions expected on birthright citizenship, state restrictions on transgender athletes in girls’ and women’s sports, and campaign-finance coordination limits.
