BREAKING: Supreme Court Backs Trump's Attack on Mail Voting

BREAKING: Supreme Court Backs Trump's Attack on Mail Voting

August 24, 2026 · 21 min

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Marc Elias discusses the Supreme Court's ruling on mail-in voting and its implications ahead of the 2026 midterms.

The Supreme Court has sided with the Trump administration, allowing its executive order targeting mail-in voting to move forward ahead of the 2026 midterms. In this episode, Democracy Docket founder Marc Elias breaks down the conservative majority’s ruling and their claim that the potential harm was "speculative." Plus, he calls out the major contradiction at the center of the case: while the court ruled the suit was premature, the Postal Service went ahead and finalized the very restrictions state officials warned about.

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