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Supreme Court Justices Thomas and Alito Would Have Allowed Trump’s Mail-In Ballot Rules
Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr., joined by Justice Clarence Thomas, called the challenge to the restrictions a “Hail Mary pass” that was unlikely to prevail because of the Postal Service’s broad authority to regulate the mail.
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- The New York Times US. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/14/us/elections/supreme-court-alito-thomas-dissent.html
Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr., joined by Justice Clarence Thomas, called the challenge to the restrictions a “Hail Mary pass” that was unlikely to prevail because of the Postal Service’s broad authority to regulate the mail.
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