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The Supreme Court opened a path Monday for possible implementation of Trump’s executive order restricting mail-in voting.

Supported

What the evidence shows

AP says the Court’s emergency order removed the immediate barrier to Trump’s mail-voting directive, but did not decide the order’s constitutionality. Reuters-style corroboration isn’t available here, but the AP report aligns with the court posture described in the opinion coverage and the Postal Service response reported the same day.

Evidence considered

  1. AP reports the Court cleared the way, without reaching the merits.
  2. AP says additional challenges remain possible.
  3. AP says time is short before ballots are mailed in some states.

Sources

01AP: Supreme Court sides with Trump administration on mail voting restrictions ahead of midtermsOpen source ↗02AP: U.S. Postal Service issues new rule for mail ballots, but its impact on the midterms is uncertainOpen source ↗

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