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Supreme Court Rejects Trump Mail-Ballot Restrictions

By Drooid · Sep 18, 2026, 10:58 PM UTC · How we work

Summary

Story summary

The U.S. Supreme Court rejected President Donald Trump’s mail-ballot restrictions.
The U.S. Postal Service halted implementation of the mail-ballot plan.
A Marquette Law School poll shows Democrats leading Republicans by 13 points among 2026 midterm voters.
A New York Times/Siena poll finds Democrats ahead nine points and 93% of Democrats disapprove of President Trump.
Republican super PACs have spent $138 million on vulnerable candidates, yet some consultants doubt the ads’ effectiveness.

History

Historical Context

The 2010 Supreme Court decision in Citizens United v. FEC, authored by Justice Anthony Kennedy, struck down limits on corporate independent expenditures and sparked the rise of super-PACs. Independent spending then surged to over $4.2 billion by 2024, a trend the Court’s recent refusal to block Donald Trump’s mail-ballot restrictions continues, linking past finance deregulation to today’s election-law battles.

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Story summary

The U.S. Supreme Court rejected President Donald Trump’s mail-ballot restrictions.
The U.S. Postal Service halted implementation of the mail-ballot plan.
A Marquette Law School poll shows Democrats leading Republicans by 13 points among 2026 midterm voters.
A New York Times/Siena poll finds Democrats ahead nine points and 93% of Democrats disapprove of President Trump.
Republican super PACs have spent $138 million on vulnerable candidates, yet some consultants doubt the ads’ effectiveness.

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