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Multiple states filed federal lawsuits challenging Trump's order that could restrict mail-in voting ahead of midterms. The legal battles continue even after the Supreme Court allowed parts of the order to proceed.
Multiple states filed federal lawsuits challenging the executive order that would restrict mail-in voting before the midterms. The Supreme Court already allowed parts of the order to proceed, but the legal fight is continuing in lower courts where states are arguing the order exceeds executive authority and violates the Voting Rights Act.
The scale here matters. "Half the country" isn't metaphorical—this is a coalition large enough to represent millions of voters. The fact that the Supreme Court partially upheld the order already suggests the legal bar for blocking it is high, yet states are still litigating. That means either they believe they have strong remaining arguments on narrower grounds, or they're fighting it on principle knowing the odds. Either way, the litigation will stretch into the midterm period, keeping voting rules in flux and feeding legal uncertainty about which methods will actually be available when people try to cast ballots.
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