US Supreme Court rejects Trump’s plans on postal ballots: Why it matters

The United States Supreme Court has rejected Donald Trump’s bid to restrict voting by mail ahead of the November midterm elections, in a setback to the US president’s efforts to change rules governing elections.The ruling on Monday by the conservative supermajority court allows states to continue sending out mail ballots as they have done for years, dealing a blow to Trump’s plans to stop the ballots before the elections and halting possible last-minute legal actions as voting begins in some states.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4US Supreme Court rejects Trump mail ballot restrictions ahead of midtermslist 2 of 4US Kennedy Center faces bankruptcy, Washington Post reportslist 3 of 4US court rejects Trump’s emergency order keeping Michigan coal plant openlist 4 of 4US court blocks Trump administration plan to cut disaster agency workforceend of listTrump has repeatedly cast doubt on the security of mail-in voting, citing debunked claims of widespread election fraud associated with it. That is despite the president voting by mail himself, including during the 2024 election.Mail ballots, in place for decades, have been found to increase voter turnout and currently account...