Supreme Court Backs Trump Ballot Rules

The Supreme Court, in a 6-3 emergency order, lifted a June injunction from a Massachusetts judge that had blocked President Trump from implementing parts of a March executive order restricting mail-in voting before the Nov. 3 midterms. The order lets the administration continue work on rules involving state voter-eligibility lists, citizenship checks and U.S. Postal Service handling of mailed ballots. A separate nationwide injunction against USPS implementation remains in place, so election procedures do not change immediately. Justice Ketanji Brown JacksonKetanji Brown JacksonAmerican lawyer and jurist (born 1970) dissented, saying the ruling leaves states scrambling.