The US Supreme Court on Monday rejected President Donald Trump’s bid to restrict mail ballots for the midterm elections, capping a flurry of last-minute legal action with voting already under way.
The decision allows states to continue sending out mail ballots under the same processes they’ve used for years.
Justices Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas publicly dissented from the brief order.
The Trump administration had asked the court, once again at the centre of a roiling political controversy, to clear the way for restrictions before the pivotal November contests for control of Congress. The case has major implications because nearly one-third of the country votes by mail.